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Topics:    Clubs      BSPs and Wiring      Info Sources      Phones


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Recollections
   Phones and other technical items for sale.

Telephone
Clubs

Antique Telephone Collectors Association
 
Telephone Collectors International   Collector info plus a focus on Switching.
BSPs
and
Wiring
Diagrams
TCI Technical Library of Wiring Diagrams.

ATCA Antique Telephone Diagram Page.

Several sites maintain libraries of BSPs in pdf format:
  
TCI Library - BSP Page

   http://pdfs.telephonearchive.com/bsps.html
   http://wedophones.com/TheBellSystem/bell_system_practices.htm
   http://etler.com/docs/BSP/
   http://xy3.com/bsp/     Tool BSPs

   http://www.beatriceco.com/bti/porticus/bell/bsp.html 
   http://www.beatriceco.com/bti/porticus/bell/telephones.html
                 Look for Station Service Manual, V1, 1982 (Scroll down)
Reference
Info
Sources

TCI Library  Searchable database of BSPs, catalogs and other info.

Classic Rotary Phones Forum   Interact with collectors
 
Antique Telephone History Website
 
Books on Telephone Collecting   Basic Library suggestions for new collectors.

Kellogg Telephone Page    Reference info for Kellogg phones.

Collector's Weekly  Good section on telephones with ebay auction browser.
     View my CW page.

Bell System Technical Journals, 1922-83.  Complete issues!

Bell System Memorial
  The Bell System before 1984.

Telephone Tribute  Phone history and reference documentation.

Switching Tools

Phones
and
Other
VTS Industrial Company   Antique telephone repair and parts.

Peter Walker's Telephone Site   Very well organised frame-based presentation of generations of colourful UK phones.

The UK Telephone File  History and Identification of UK phones.
The Old CATV Equipment Museum   Has outside plant gear and industry history.


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