Vintage Phone Northern Electric Model 717

Antique Telephone Northern Electric Model 717 Wooden wall telephones were among the first telephones that were made available to the general public by the initial telephone companies of the late 1900s. The manufacture of local battery phones with magneto ringing was essentially discontinued in the US during the 1940s. The rural nature of Canada, however, created an ongoing need for these phones. With minor circuit modifications this unique piece of nostalgia can theoretically work on modern phone lines. Even so, local batteries would still be required to power the transmitter. As it is currently wired this phone would make a great station on a in-house intercom system. You should contact your telephone company before connecting this, or any antique telephone equipment to the public telephone network.