Help with mounting wall phone

Posted by Tony on October 20, 2009, 12:42 pm

aemeijers wrote:

> Daniel Carlson wrote:

>> hr(bob) hofmann@att.net wrote:

>>>> wrote:
>>>>> I have an antique wall phone which has been modified to work with
>>>>> today's modular jacks. Problem is, the phone lacks the mounting
>>>>> hardware on the back which slides over the two slightly protruding
>>>>> screw
>>>>> heads which are found on a standard telephone switchplate, or wall
>>>>> plate. Does anyone know of an online hardware store that carries
>>>>> such a
>>>>> two hole "keyhole" type mount for wall mounting a telephone? I've
>>>>> found
>>>>> single keyhole mounts, but would prefer the type that's specifically
>>>>> made for telephones if they're available.
>>>>> TIA.
>>>>> Dan Carlson
>>>>> Wetmore CO
>>>> One such plate with filter was in the kit that came with my dsl kit
>>>> from the phone company, ask around I can't imagine many folks use them.
>>> Can't you just put two scres in place on the wall with the correct
>>> spacing and then slide the wall phone down on the two screws? IIRC,
>>> the spacing is 4" between the two screws.

>> Thanks for the response.
>> The hardware on the wall is already in place. What I need is the
>> hardware that goes on the phone. I could use two separate keyhole
>> mounts, but I'd prefer to find a single plate with two keyholes in it.
>> I thought maybe someone manufactures one specifically for this purpose.
>> Dan
>> Dan

>
> Ma Bell had converter plates for the old rotary wall phones- is this
> what we are talking about? Made the phone stick out from the wall and
> was usually wobbly to boot.
>
> Personally, I would take apart the wall jack, and just hard mount the
> phone directly to wall with the original screw holes on the back plate.
> Find some way to go from the red and green (or the blue/white and
> white/blue wires, if modern wire) wires in the wall to L1 and L2 in the
> phone. You can even float a small modular jack in the wall if you want
> to stay modular. Most old wall phones, the shell pops right off.
>
> Post a picture of the jack, and the front and back of the phone, and put
> a link back here. A picture is worth lots of words, etc.
>
> --
> aem sends...

Pretty much what I was going to write. Remove the plate, cut a hole in
the wall and add a modular jack. Plug the phone in and as you go to
hang it on the wall, stuff the wires inside the hole with the jack. How
to hang it depends on the phone. If you can open it up and see the back
of it, put a couple screws through and be sure to hit 1 stud, or use
molly bolts.

Posted by Bill Hall on October 19, 2009, 6:39 pm

Dan:

I have one of those DSL brackets from my kit when I went to the Verizon
system. If you would like it, I would be more than happy to ship to you for
free. All I ask ,is if it works that you reimburse the shipping cost from
Plano Tx. !

Let me know

Bill in Plano
wrote:

> I have an antique wall phone which has been modified to work with
> today's modular jacks. Problem is, the phone lacks the mounting
> hardware on the back which slides over the two slightly protruding screw
> heads which are found on a standard telephone switchplate, or wall
> plate. Does anyone know of an online hardware store that carries such a
> two hole "keyhole" type mount for wall mounting a telephone? I've found
> single keyhole mounts, but would prefer the type that's specifically
> made for telephones if they're available.
> TIA.
> Dan Carlson
> Wetmore CO

One such plate with filter was in the kit that came with my dsl kit
from the phone company, ask around I can't imagine many folks use them.

Posted by Van Chocstraw on October 19, 2009, 5:19 pm

Daniel Carlson wrote:

Radio shack, Home Depot, Lowe's.

Posted by Daniel Carlson on October 19, 2009, 5:52 pm

Hadn't thought of Radio Shack . . . thanks.

I've been to both Home Depot and Lowe's. When I told them what I was
looking for, they looked at me like I was from Mars. As is the usual case.

Dan

Van Chocstraw wrote:

> Daniel Carlson wrote:

>> I have an antique wall phone which has been modified to work with
>> today's modular jacks. Problem is, the phone lacks the mounting
>> hardware on the back which slides over the two slightly protruding
>> screw heads which are found on a standard telephone switchplate, or
>> wall plate. Does anyone know of an online hardware store that carries
>> such a two hole "keyhole" type mount for wall mounting a telephone?
>> I've found single keyhole mounts, but would prefer the type that's
>> specifically made for telephones if they're available.
>> TIA.
>> Dan Carlson
>> Wetmore CO

>
> Radio shack, Home Depot, Lowe's.

Posted by on October 20, 2009, 3:20 pm

wrote:

> Hadn't thought of Radio Shack . . . thanks.
> I've been to both Home Depot and Lowe's. =A0When I told them what I was
> looking for, they looked at me like I was from Mars. =A0As is the usual c=

ase.

Radio Shack isn't going to be any better. Need any batteries?

I sincerely doubt if you'll ever find exactly what you're looking for
because very few, if any, other people do what you're doing.

You could just cut the keyhole slots into the back of the phone using
a Dremel tool...

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