TELEPHONE No. 79

Wooden wall telephone used on Call Offices in C.B. exchange areas.

Similar to Telephone No. 1, but has an additional hook switch contact.

Fitted with Receiver, Bell No. 1.

These were produced by Western Electric, probably a taller version of their Model No. 265.

Circuit diagram - N179.

Circuit diagrams - C.B. 883 and C.B. 884.

Found in the 1914 and 1915 rate Books.

Last revised: February 19, 2026