Comments on: Distinctively Deceptive:Western Electric’s Model 5302 http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/2008/05/28/western-electrics-model-5302/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:57:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Dennis Markham http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/2008/05/28/western-electrics-model-5302/#comment-637 Dennis Markham Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:17:05 +0000 http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/?p=37#comment-637 Gary, thank you for your comment on the Model 5302. The production of the Model 5302 did not begin until about six years AFTER the release of the Model 500, released in about August of 1955. Models have been found into the early to mid 1960's. The original information posted above, a "presumption" made by my predecessor and originator of Classic Rotary Phones is incorrect. Thank you for noting that discrepancy. For detailed information about the production of the 5300 Series Western Electric telephone, please visit the site of Paul Fassbender. His site is chock-full of information about this telephone and others. http://www.paul-f.com/we300typ.htm#5300 Thank you for stopping by, Gary! ~Dennis Markham Gary, thank you for your comment on the Model 5302. The production of the Model 5302 did not begin until about six years AFTER the release of the Model 500, released in about August of 1955. Models have been found into the early to mid 1960’s. The original information posted above, a “presumption” made by my predecessor and originator of Classic Rotary Phones is incorrect. Thank you for noting that discrepancy.

For detailed information about the production of the 5300 Series Western Electric telephone, please visit the site of Paul Fassbender. His site is chock-full of information about this telephone and others.
http://www.paul-f.com/we300typ.htm#5300

Thank you for stopping by, Gary!

~Dennis Markham

]]> By: Gary http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/2008/05/28/western-electrics-model-5302/#comment-636 Gary Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:03:40 +0000 http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/?p=37#comment-636 There is a pink 5302 currently on eBay with a much later production date than I thought existed. This one shows a date stamp inside the case of 10-59, with similar dates on the handset elements. The pink 5302 is item # 230442084806 on eBay. As you mentioned in your story I also thought that production of the 5302 ended mid 50s, but this one says otherwise. There is a pink 5302 currently on eBay with a much later production date than I thought existed. This one shows a date stamp inside the case of 10-59, with similar dates on the handset elements.

The pink 5302 is item # 230442084806 on eBay.

As you mentioned in your story I also thought that production of the 5302 ended mid 50s, but this one says otherwise.

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