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Princess Telephone Types

Rotary and Touch Tone

701, 702, 1702, 2702 and variations

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Princess, WE701, ringer, miniature sets 
WE701B, Keychains in original 5 colors, E1C external ringer,  Mini "sample" set

ON THIS PAGE:     Rotary     TouchTone 10-button     TouchTone 12-button

RELATED PAGES ON THIS SITE:    Colors     Handsets    Table Key    Development Timeline    Touch Tone Development



This page is intended to be a quick summary of the 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).

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.

If you're enjoying looking at this level of detail and haven't joined one of the phone clubs yet, see the links page.

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.

As with the 500 seeries, a W suffix indicates sets made without Bell System markings, and M indicates a Modular set.
More details on set coding are found on the 500-series page.  Many also apply to Princess sets.

For color information, see: Phones in color!

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

Last update: 21 June 2008


 
ROTARY PRINCESS SETS
Model
Major Functions
(all are desk sets.)
BSP

701B
WE 701 cord notch



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
WE 701D Message Waiting light

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
WE702 cord exit

Single line model with dial light/night light and internal ringer.  The case is a bit higher 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
WE 702D Message Waiting light

Single line with flush-mounted neon message waiting lamp.

C38.670
502-710-100
502-710-200
502-710-300
502-727-402

711B
WE 711B line and signaling switches on front

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.)

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.

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
WE 1712 turnswitch

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.

502-725-401

512-510-426
512-515-418
1712BC With turn switch key for Secretarial exclusion and signaling. No internal ringer.  --

1713B
WE 1713 turnswitch

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
Modular Cord Jack

Single line model with dial light/night light and internal ringer.
Available starting in 1968.

502-703-100
502-723-401

512-620-471
512-740-405

2702D
2702DM

Single line with flush-mounted neon message waiting lamp.

502-703-103
502-729-401

2703BMG
WE 2703 Signature Princess
Signature Princess.  Electronic set with receiver volume control, selectable dial pulse or TouchTone, electronic ringer.
Available starting in 1993.
--

2712B
2712BM
WE 2712 turnkey

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.

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
WE 2713 turnkey

2-line with turn switch line selection and signaling and hold (raise the left plunger).  No internal ringer.

502-703-103
502-729-402



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