Automatic Electric Type 80 - Black Antique Phones Use legacy equipment on tone-only

Use legacy equipment on tone-only lines

Base – The base is completely stripped of all its components and sealed with a high gloss clear coat

or any other telecom device which provides ringing

Cords – The phone has been outfitted with brand new colour matched ivory cloth covered cords that are made in house on the same type of equipment originally used by the phone companies

- One piece push button telephone

Automatic Electric Type 80 - Black Antique Phones Use legacy equipment on tone-onlyHistory By the late 50s almost every telephone maker was either out of business or stayed alive by producing almost identical copies of the WE 500. Automatic Electric were the exception, they were the last independent telephone maker to stick with their original designs. Although the AE 80 was completely designed in house, AE still had to take out a licensing agreement with Western Electric since their design shared many of the principles of the 500