Zombie Dave's new addiction.

Zombie Dave · March 17, 2018, 09:07:19 PM

Well, I bought another one. This one is a 1978 WE wall phone.

I'm a newbie, guessing that the cord is mismatched. It's newer than what I think I want to put into the kitchen, but I bought it anyway. I'd like to buy another receiver for it as the one it currently has, the mouth piece appears to be stuck and I'm unsure but it might have a crack.

I'll be reading up on these too!

Zombie Dave · March 17, 2018, 09:20:24 PM

The ivory one is my first one. It's dated on the bottom 1983. It's also a WE and one that I've been getting a lot of help with here. I've got the dial mechanism off to ship off to get checked out/ repaired.

The light blue one is the one I bought second. Another WE from 1958 ( at least stamped on the underside ).

I'm finding that I'm enjoying collecting these and actually being able to use them and swap them out at will, providing they are working.

AL_as_needed · March 18, 2018, 01:18:26 AM

I too have a light blue set, it always seems to get the most attention from non-collectors. Also, I have to say that back drop (wall paper?) behind it really looks the era!

paul-f · March 18, 2018, 02:13:45 AM

Quote from: Zombie Dave on March 17, 2018, 09:07:19 PM
... guessing that the cord is mismatched. ... the mouth piece appears to be stuck and I'm unsure but it might have a crack.

True. The color of the original cord would have matched the phone housing. The beauty of modular cords is that they're simple to swap.

I grew up in a house with an earlier black 554 with metal fingerwheel and hardwired cords on a kitchen wall. We had a 15 foot handset cord to make it easy to talk while working and walking around. The only issue was the when on-hook the cord looped down far enough that it was a popular cat toy.

A forum search will provide some good options for dealing with stuck handset caps -- strap wrenches, heating and cooling, ... etc. -- and repairing or at least strengthening cracks.

Pourme · March 18, 2018, 08:17:34 AM

As Paul referred to, use a hair dryer to the stubborn cap heating it up, that works in most cases.

Benny

AL_as_needed · March 18, 2018, 09:27:53 AM

Quote from: Pourme on March 18, 2018, 08:17:34 AM
As Paul referred to, use a hair dryer to the stubborn cap heating it up, that works in most cases.

Benny

Hmmm.... never thought of that! Learning everyday.

Zombie Dave · March 18, 2018, 10:44:20 AM

Quote from: AL_as_needed on March 18, 2018, 01:18:26 AM
I too have a light blue set, it always seems to get the most attention from non-collectors. Also, I have to say that back drop (wall paper?) behind it really looks the era!

It's my favorite phone so far.

Thank you. That's a canvas I painted last Saturday. I've recently really been interested in the 1950's and collecting so i decided to paint something to fill some wall space. Atomic era I think is my favorite.

Zombie Dave · April 24, 2018, 10:50:38 PM

The collection grows.

Zombie Dave · April 24, 2018, 10:53:05 PM

Some are pretty rough. I'm officially the cat lady of phones.

HarrySmith · April 25, 2018, 06:48:54 AM

Phoneitis strikes again!

RB · April 25, 2018, 08:48:38 AM

yup, you can see the lumps appearing more n more...

Zombie Dave · May 06, 2018, 12:57:40 AM

This one was from my mom for an early birthday present. This will be one of the ones I'll have restored.

Zombie Dave · May 08, 2018, 12:04:13 AM

Thank you for the replies and suggestions. I'll give those a go.

Zombie Dave · July 07, 2018, 04:48:28 PM

Picked this one up today. Not really one I think of myself as collecting, but paid $15.00 for it with a box of other phones and cords. Stromberg Carlson.

Jim Stettler · July 07, 2018, 04:55:37 PM

Quote from: Zombie Dave on July 07, 2018, 04:48:28 PM
Picked this one up today. Not really one I think of myself as collecting, but paid $15.00 for it with a box of other phones and cords. Stromberg Carlson.

And the slow infiltration sets in......

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