Antique Telephones - Stromberg Carlson Steel Phone Steel Stromberg Carlson automatic styles were rather parallel amongst manufacturers through the years between telephone manufacturers with automatic styling. To compete, Stromberg Carlson came out with 1243 [3] in 1940. It was similar to the W.E. 300 except for “sawed off “ corners. It is one of the few, if not the only phone ever made of a strong.zinc alloy. This was to ward off rust. This phone was used with & without a dial. A dial “blank” [round “plate” or disk] covered the opening where the dial would go. A magneto box was attached & when cranked, signaled the called one. Crank phones were used in rural areas whereas dials were used in the cities. These phones were in use in rural areas until 1970. During the 1960’s, dial systems came to rural areas and these phones were replaced with the plastic 500 set with large dial. In cities where dialing was in use, a new home getting a phone would have the old line 12. Replaced in the early 50’s. Steel office phone with old dial. Wired as a single line. Cases on most have been repainted. |
