Back in the 70s, people would disable the ringer so that the phone company
couldn't tell how many phones were in the home. Bet someone disconnected
the bell some kind of way.

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005, wrote:

I recently purchased a Northern Telecom G-Type rotary phone from the
70's. It doesn't ring when a call comes in.

I opened it up, but not sure if that is the problem with the magnets or
with the battery that seems to be boosting the signal to power the
ringer.

any ideas?
Anil Panguluri