Since my current residence in 2010, this list has become exhaustive
The top of the list is actual telephones that can be connected a Plain Ol Telephone Connection or the old fashioned DIY intercom. This was what TMOT was supposed to be not some modern proprietary stuff.
The lower the list are the stereotypical “Office phones” that are basically glorified electronic devices that needs a “brain”, a controller or phone system beit a PBX or Key Telephone or a specific Voice over IP server. Office phones and home phones are not the same and cannot be connected to either one.
This list has been update as late as August 2026. The last year leading up to the 150th of the Telephone, I splurged on many POTS sets, not because it was cool, not because it was cheap on eBay, but was something unique.
The intent of my collection is to connect experiences with these things. Not trying to get introverted dweebs to like hardware and photos, but to read and engage with the devices. At one point the telephone was considered to be anti-social. COVID also didn’t make the world feel so seperated, it predated a long time before, with various social moments adding up. The algorithms aren’t new. They go back to the days of the Hunt Groups!
| Set Name | Vendor/Brand | Type | Color | Notes | Pic |
| AE/GTE 500 | AT/GTE | Analog/Rotary | Beige | Acquired in 2024 | |
| Trendline | AE/GTE | Analog/Rotary | Beige | Acquired in 2024 | |
| Western 2554 | AT&T (Post Divesiture) | Analog/DTMF | Beige | Acquired in 2014, thrifted |  |
| 2564 Key Telephone | Cortelco/ITT | Analog/DTMF | Beige | Acquired in 2024
(Made in March 1987!) |
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| Comdial 2500 | Comdial/SC | Analog/DTMF | Brown | Acquired by a family friend, used to be a Wang Laboratories office phone. |  |
| Comdial 2500 | Comdial/SC | Analog DTMF | White | Found in thrift in 2026 | |
| Multiple Trimlines | AT&T (Post Divesiture) | Analog DTMF | White | 3 or 4 bought in thrift made post divestiture each have a unique generation of design | |
| 1709 Key Telephone | Stromberg Carlson | Key/DTMF | Beige | Acquired in 2019 |  |
| SC 1543 | Stromberg Carlson | Analog/Rotary | Black | Acquired in a Facebook group in 2018 |  |
| Modded Ringer | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | Wood | Modded device, acquired by NHTM’s sale. Original box indicates 1913 the date of manufacturing | |
| Ringer Box | Western Electric | Analog | Wood | Bought in Hampton Beach in 2026 | |
| 302 Dialless | Western Electric | Analog/Dialless | Black | Acquired from NHTM’s phone sale in 2022, became one of the oldest made in the collection | |
| 500 Rotary | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | Black | Acquired in 2022, made in 1951- was the oldest phone in the collection | |
| 564 Rotary | Cortelco/ITT | Analog/Rotary | Black | Acquired by an etsy seller in 2015 |  |
| 500 Rotary | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | Black | 2016 | |
| 500 Rotary | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | Black | 2011 | |
| 500 Rotary | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | White | Acquired in 2016, the network is busted |  |
| 500 Rotary | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | Green | One of the first acquired of antiques, 2008 | |
| Trimline | Western Electric | Analog DTMF | Beige | Acquired aprox 2009 | |
| Trimline | Western Electric | Analog/Rotary | Beige | ||
| Trimline | Western Electric | Analog DTMF | Orange | Bought thrifted in 2018 | |
| Logic-1 | Northern Telecom/Nortel | Analog/DTMF | White | Acquired thrifted in 2011 |  |
| Venture | Nortel/Aastra | Analog/DTMF | Grey | Acquired on Mercari in 2021, it wasn’t tested until 2023, there are some hardware issues because of age |  |
| Nortel/Aastra 390 | Aastra | Analog DTMF | Black | Acquired by Joe the UCX Guy, 2016 | |
| Nortel/Aastra 390 | Aastra | Analog/DTMF | White | Acquired thrifted in 2011 |  |
| Nortel/Aastra 9617 | Nortel (Aastra) | Analog/DTMF | Black | Received by Joe the UCX Guy in 2016, one of the first USB/TAPI desk phone. The brains also makes it function like a soft phone | |
| Polycom SoundPoint 220 | Poly/com | Analog DTMF | Black | An eBay splurge in April 2025. Made in the year 2000. It predates their IP offerings. This was the personal SoundStation that’s a desk phone. Serial number was 8 or 9 numbers.
After about 2004, all phones had a MAC-like serial number to mimic their IP offerings (killing 2 birds with one stone using the hardware address as a serial) |
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| Polycom SoundPoint 225 | Poly/com | Analog DTMF | Black | A different model with some variations of features. This model had on Line 2 with a ring tone similar to an AT&T Merlin.
This model was also made prior to mid oughts with a non MAC-like serial number |
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| Sprint 9111 Business Telephone | Sprint (but made by Mitel) | Analog/PC/DTMF | White | Acquired in 2024; it’s a Serial (or USB with appropriate software) similar to the Nortel 9617 | |
| System 612 | Tandy/RadioShack | Analog/DTMF | Black | This POTS telephone has intercom compatibility (if used on the same circuit) Up to 4 POTS lines supported. Acquired in 2024 from a local pawn shop. Another batch was bought in 2026 from an eBay seller |  |
| Starplus II | Vodavi | Analog/DTMF | White | Acquired thrifted in 2015 | |
| Starplus II | Vodavi | Analog/DTMF | White | Acquired in 2019, busted condition. | |
| Wang Telemodem II | Wang Labarotries | Analog/DTMF | Grey | The original box is in tact, as I previously elluded to, the only thing I could find on the Web was someone’s LinkedIn profile from the Hudson, NH area claiming development of the “Telemodem” as the Lowell, Mass HQ was once not too far from where I live. | |
| 6408D+ | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Grey | 3 were bought by moi in 2011/2012 | |
| 6416 | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Grey | Bought by moi in 2011 | |
| 6408D+ | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Grey | Acquiried by my Montana follower (2017 and 2018) 4 of them have been sold | |
| 6424D+ | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Grey | Bought in a neighborhood yard sale in 2011 | |
| 6424D+ | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Grey | Acquired by my Montana follower in 2017 and 2018 2x | |
| 8434DX | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Black | Acquired 2 in 2015 | |
| 8410D | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Black | Acquired by my Montana follower, (1) in 2015, (2) in 2020 |  |
| CallMaster IV | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Black | Acquired in 2016 |  |
| 10 MET | Western Electric (Avaya) | Electronic Telephone | Oak/White | Acquired in the Capehart Telephone Collection from Texas in an online auction in 2022. This collector was featured on one of The History Chanel reality-shows |  |
| 302B | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Black | Attendant Console for the Definity PBX system. Acquired in 2017 from an eBay purchase originally received in sketchy condition but was able to fix it. | |
| 302C | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Black | Attendant Console for the Definity PBX system Acquired my Montana follower in 2017 | |
| 1416 Digital Deskphone | Avaya | Proprietary Digital | Black | Acquired in 2020 from Montana, similar to the 1616 paper-desi IP Phone, it has about 85% compatibility with a Definity PBX R9 | |
| 7407 Voice Terminal | AT&T (Avaya) | Proprietary Digital | Black | Given to me in late oughts |  |
| Cisco 7970 IP Phone | Cisco | Proprietary IP | Grey | Was given to me in 2017, but left it for display because I wanted to preserve the functionality of it’s time |  |
| Mitel 5330 IP Phone | Mitel | “Dual Mode” IP Phone | Black | Acquired 2015 From Montana follower |  |
| Mitel 5220 IP Phone | Mitel | “Dual Mode” IP Phone | Black | “ “ |  |
| Mitel 5120 IP Phone | Mitel | Proprietary IP | Black | “ ” |  |
| 4625 IP | Avaya | Proprietary IP | Grey | Acquired in 2017 |  |
| 4602 IP SW | Avaya | Propriatary/SIP | Grey | Acquired at a Savers fine in 2013 |  |
| Openstage 30 IP Phone | Unify (Siemens) | SIP | “Lava” | Acquired thrifted on Mercari in 2020 |