LINKS
Some links change, some links go away, some links don't work!
If you click on these links a new window should open
The Bell System Memorial a very comprehensive web site and I suggest you order the CDs:
http://www.bellsystemmemorial.com
Telephone Collectors Sites: (Join them)
http://www.telephonecollectors.org
http://www.telephonearchive.com
Old Telephones Part Source:
Another Telephone Parts Source is:
Telephone Cords (Cloth Too!)
http://www.houseoftelephones.com/
Converting your rotary dial phone to a Tone Dial with memory: (and Pay Phone parts)
http://www.oldphoneworks.com Look for the “rotatone”
Doing your own telephone station wiring:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/bparker/index1.html
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/phone_wiring.html
Telephone Schematics and Diagrams:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Campus/1491/
http://www.telephonecollectors.org/library/index.htm
Information from Canada (US & Canadian Phones):
http://www.islandregister.com/phones/phonelink.html
Text on Repair of Old Telephones:
http://www.ccamblab.com/old_tel/rpr_ot21.pdf
Helpful hints on telephone repair, they will also do it for you. Look at the links.
General Tools and Modern Telephone Supplies:
Great on-line catalog.
http://www.vikingelectronics.com
Business accessories and special telephones. 48 VDC, 20 Hz, Power supply.
Electronic Parts:
General electronic supplies, test leads, capacitors, relays, etc.
http://www.mpja.com (Recently added a cable tester/probe kit)
MPJA for general electronic supplies, test leads, capacitors, relays, etc.
LARGE catalog of all kinds of parts
Not as large as Mouser but a very good source
Another Page with hard to find information links
http://www.telephonetribute.com
I like the page http://www.telephonetribute.com/signal_and_circuit_conditions.htm which has all the sounds, like old dial tone.
Old Catalogs and BSP’s (BSP is Bell System Practice)
http://www.telephonearchive.com
Many scanned documents and catalogs. Also a page of internet links. Most complete collection of Pay Phone diagrams, courtesy of Jim Prather.
Telecom General Information:
http://www.epanorama.net/links/telephone.html