Rotary and Touch Tone

701, 702, 1702, 2702 and variations

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701 702 1702 2702 2703

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Princess sets were announced in 1959 in five colors and evolved into the models shown here over the years. They were made by Western Electric until divestiture in 1984, then by AT&T.
Numerous similar designs by competitors demonstrate the popularity of the design.

This page is intended to be a quick summary of the Princess models produced and major functions.
Western catalogs and technical documentation only show the models that were in production or service at the publication date. To understand the full scope of models produced we must compile data from many years of documents.

Each model had suffix letters that defined variations.
Details can be found in the Bell System technical documentation (e.g. BSPs - Bell System Practices).

W	Without Bell System markings
G	Polarity Guard
M	Modular set
CS	Customer-owned (including internal components), e.g. CS2702BMG. Note that many Princess CS sets deleted the night light feature. Buttons were white, not translucent and there was no hole in the bottom for the bulb holder.

More details on set coding are found on the 500-series page. Many also apply to Princess sets.

Most info in the chart is from manufacturer catalogs and ads plus discussions on the ATCA and TCI listservs. No claim is made regarding accuracy or completeness.

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If you're identifying a phone, you still need to check the internal components as many phones were refurbed and had internal components changed or removed. If done in a Bell System refurb facility, the code on the bottom was usually repainted or remarked. Many independent shops or field mods were not remarked with the accurate model number.

For color information, see: Phones in color!

This page is a work in progress. Please send comments, additions and corrections.

Last update: 21 August 2011

ROTARY PRINCESS SETS

Model	Major Functions (all are desk sets.)	BSP
701B	Early single line model with dial light/night light but no internal ringer. Available starting in 1959. Replaced by the 702B in 1963. Optional lead weight added to improve dialing (D-179924) in April, 1962.	C38.670 502-701-100 502-710-100 502-710-200 502-710-300 502-710-400
701D	Early single line model with dial light/night light and message waiting lamp but no internal ringer. Replaced by the 702D in 1963. Optional lead weight added to improve dialing (D-179924) in April, 1962.	C38.670 502-701-103 502-710-100 502-710-200 502-710-300 502-710-401
702B	Single line model with dial light/night light and internal ringer. The 702's case is a bit higher than the 701's due to the ringer, so there's no notch for the handset cord. Available starting in 1963.	C38.670 502-701-100 502-710-100 502-710-200 502-710-300 502-710-403 502-710-405 502-721-402
702D	Single line with flush-mounted neon message waiting lamp.	C38.670 502-710-100 502-710-200 502-710-300 502-727-402
711B	2-line with slide switch line selection, signaling, extension set exclusion, no hold. No internal ringer. Used with 1A home interphone, 2A farm interphone, 3A speakerphone or 1A1/1A2 KTS.	C38.670 502-701-103 502-710-100 502-710-200 502-710-300 502-710-410
712B	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer. Used with 2A farm interphone, 3A speakerphone or 1A1/1A2 KTS. (See 1712B turnkey below.) The hold feature can be wired to work on either line (not both) or the left plunger can be used to activate an exclusion switch. See the BSPs for wiring options.	502-701-101 502-710-100 502-710-200 502-710-300 502-710-415
712BC	With turn switch key for Secretarial exclusion and signaling. No internal ringer.	--
713B	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer. Available starting in 1966.	501-701-103 502-710-101 502-715-413 502-727-404

TOUCH TONE PRINCESS SETS: 10-BUTTON

Model	Major Functions (all are desk sets.)	BSP
1702B	Single line model with dial light/night light and internal ringer. Available starting in 1963. 10-button dials were discontinued 2/68.	502-702-100 502-702-101 502-722-401 512-620-471
1702D	Single line with flush-mounted neon message waiting lamp.	502-702-103 502-728-401
1712B	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer. Used with 1A home interphone, 2A farm interphone, 3A speakerphone or 1A1/1A2 KTS. The hold feature can be wired to work on either line (not both) or the left plunger can be used to activate an exclusion switch. See the BSPs for wiring options.	502-725-401 512-510-426 512-515-418
1712BC	With turn switch key for Secretarial exclusion and signaling. No internal ringer.	--
1713B	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer. Available starting in 1966.	502-702-103 502-728-402

TOUCH TONE PRINCESS SETS: 12-BUTTON

Model	Major Functions (all are desk sets.)	BSP
2702B 2702BM	Single line model with dial light/night light and internal ringer. Available starting in 1968. Similar to 1502-type sets above with the added * and # dial keys. 2702B - hardwired handset and line cords. 2702BM - modular handset and line cords. Modular wiring was phased in starting in 1972. Many earlier sets were converted to modular when refurbished after that date. Late production CS- prefix models had non-illuminated dials (opaque white keys) and no light bulbs (White set at left is a model CS2702DMG.)	502-703-100 502-723-401 512-620-471 512-740-405
2702D 2702DM CS2702DMG - Opaque Dial	Single line with flush-mounted neon message waiting lamp.	502-703-103 502-729-401
2703BMG	Signature Princess. Electronic set with receiver volume control on front, selectable dial pulse or TouchTone, and electronic ringer with three volume settings. Components are mounted on a gray plastic base Handset elements are not compatible with earlier G-series handsets. Available from AT&T (after divestiture) starting in 1993. Marked "Assembled in the U.S.A. with U.S.A., Chinese and Korean components."	--
2712B 2712BM	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer. Used with 2A farm interphone, 3A speakerphone or 1A1/1A2 KTS. The hold feature can be wired to work on either line (not both) or the left plunger can be used to activate an exclusion switch. See the BSPs for wiring options.	502-703-101 502-726-401 512-510-446 512-515-428
2712BC	With turn switch key for Secretarial exclusion and signaling. No internal ringer.	--
2713B	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer.	502-703-103 502-729-402
2714B	2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger). No internal ringer. "Intended solely for two-line use in 1A2 Key Telephone Systems and 3B Speakerphone Systems which have been specially engineered. Not for general telephone use." Components include: 35E4A dial, G3YW handset, D14L cord, KS-19387L1 lamp and KS-19240L2 socket, 638B key, 4010D network, Polarity guard and surge protector, "and other component apparatus"	529-227-107 529-227-414 1970 Telephone Apparatus and Equipment Catalog, page 593.

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