I saw the thread on these and saw that some had an interest in these. This item has been posted for months now, and may be up for a while more.
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/for/4938469969.html
( dead link 03-02-21 )
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I have no idea. My guess would be someone broke the retractor and used a modular replacement.
Wish I lived closeby - I have one with a broken smoked-plastic cover - and a working retractor...
Jim
Quote from: 19and41 on March 20, 2015, 06:02:09 PM
I have no idea. My guess would be someone broke the retractor and used a modular replacement.
I agree.
I have repaired several Telstars, Stowaways and Panel phones (WE 750-type) that should have had retractors, but were found with coiled handset cords. At some point, the retractors became hard to find and were replaced with whatever was handy.
I recently received a panel phone that had a length of inside wire (not very flexible) instead of a regular handset cord.
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=12840.msg134946#msg134946 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=12840.msg134946#msg134946)
You could always try contacting the seller and see if they might be capable of doing a parcel transaction, using a postal money order and a mailing service.