[rescue] Telephon rescue!

[James]

> > I've got an old Western Electric 302 rotary phone set from '45.
> >
> > Anybody know how to wire it up (it has red/green/white) to a normal
> > modular jack so that it will ring?  Wiring up red/green lets it
> > work (talk,
> > dial, etc) but it wont ring.
> >
> > bill
> 
> White is ground. You will find ground at your NIB. I always 
> thought it would
> work without ground, perhaps the ringer is josed?


BTW, nice score! Bakelite or steel?