Kellogg swirl on EBAY

[Pourme]

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Why aren't collectors fighting over this one? third party?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unusual-ITT-KELLOGG-green-Swirl-Colored-Body-Rotary-Dial-Telephone-Set/163602192821
( dead link 06-16-21 )

[Western Bell]

Maybe because it's a painted swirl?

[HarrySmith]

It does not look painted to me. He is a regular phone seller, has a few listed. We will see where it ends.

[Western Bell]

It does not look painted to me. He is a regular phone seller, has a few listed. We will see where it ends.

Well, maybe laminated or something. The straight line interruptions of swirls just does not look like a naturally "poured" swirl plastic, a process that produces a random but continuous flow of different colors.

Maybe the swirl collectors can add their opinions about this housing.

[kleenax]

As for those defined "lines" between swirls:

I have NO idea how it does it, but the molten plastic does it on it's own!  Here's one that I cast myself, and this is what happened; Look closely just below the handset cord hole:

[HarrySmith]

Agreed. The few swirled phones I have seen all have those "lines" in them. This is the first Kellogg swirlee I have seen. I am guessing it will go fairly high. Watch it at the end!

[Butch Harlow]

Its definitely strange but beautiful. Also, notice somebody ground into the bottom of the shell all along one side. The color and swirl goes all the way through. The underside photo shows plenty of proof of the same.

[.....]

Good match for this handset, but wrong company.

[Doug Rose]

even the transmitter cup is swirled!   

[.....]

even the transmitter cup is swirled!   

If you look closely Doug, so is the receiver!

[Key2871]

Personally, I think it looks good either way. I'd love to own a swirled set just to look at and enjoy the colors.
I have run across a lot of swirled transmitter cups, connector blocks, even a network with a swirled plastic top.
But never a complete phone.

[Pourme]

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Could this be the "entree level"  swirled phone?

[kleenax]

It's generally accepted that these Swirled phones are made/caused when changing colors in the molds, but with some experimentation (and a LOT of time), you can do some pretty cool things when you control the colors. Don't you think this looks just like MARBLE?  I even had a women at an antique show just HOW did I carve a phone out of Marble?

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It's generally accepted that these Swirled phones are made/caused when changing colors in the molds, but with some experimentation (and a LOT of time), you can do some pretty cool things when you control the colors. Don't you think this looks just like MARBLE?  I even had a women at an antique show just HOW did I carve a phone out of Marble?

Very nice piece Ray.

[Pourme]

It does indeed look like marble....cool