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$47 - This "modem" setup was never popular in Europe and Africa - so this photo is rare for us folks outside the USA to see.
that's a teletype. It's a way for deaf people to use a phone to talk to each other. the modem is not used in this set up.
and we had acousti-couplers in Europe as a modem, too.
And they would let you know your cell phone was about to ring right before it started...