Western Electric Model 202/D1

My motivation for creating this site is simple: to share my new-found interest in vintage phones with others. Most vintage telephone websites are created by experts in the field, but I, Mark Stevens, am an honest-to-goodness rookie. Green. Wet behind the ears. I figure that any experienced telephone enthusiast can create a compelling website on the subject, but when a complete novice hangs it all out, risking internet-wide humiliation, now that’s entertainment. I invite you, whether rookie, expert or somewhere in between, to join me as I learn old phone repair and restoration, and even delve into the history of the phones and the companies that made them. I welcome all correspondence, be it helpful tips or questions, and will make frequent posts that chronicle the various stages of my projects. If the paths taken by my other websites are any indication, ClassicRotaryPhones.com will grow, and ultimately be much more than a blog. I hate to guess what lies ahead for the site, but a community forum for vintage phone enthusiasts is one possibility… we’ll see!