Antique French Phone, 20s PTT Black Rotary Dial Desk Telephone For Sale
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Antique French Phone, 20s PTT Black Rotary Dial Desk Telephone: $310.00
This telephone was developed by the LMT (Le Materièl Télèphonique) company in Paris. The dial is in a separate housing, because at the time large parts of the French telephone network were not automated yet. Because of that many dialles telephones were still in use. Many of these telephones were produced without a dial. This telephone was designed to be retrofitted with a dial in the field, in anticipation of the progressing automation of the French telephone network. This phone was almost always fitted with an extra receiver, also known as the mother in law receiver. This was because of the bad sound quality of the French rural lines. By using the extra receiver, the reception could be improved.
