Gray Telephone Photos

[cihensley@aol.com]

DaveF

Here is how to restore the logo: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=3076.0

Chuck

[Dave F]

DaveF

Here is how to restore the logo: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=3076.0

Chuck

Thanks Chuck, I'll take a look.
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Check this out -- A few days ago, I bought a W.E. G5 push-to-talk handset on an eBay Buy-It-Now.  In the picture, it looked white.  Well, it arrived today about 1/2 hour ago and guess what -- It's GRAY!!

[Dennis Markham]

Nice phones, Jonathan.  I do like the manual Princess.  You're right, I don't remember seeing another in any color.

[bingster]

Sixth is a time lapse of bleaching a hard plastic light gray 500 housing. One part bleach to two parts water, in the sun for a day. I think it took three days to get it to how you see it in the last picture. It could use a fourth day.

Do you mean just liquid bleach like Clorox? I wasn't aware that this wourld work without damaging the palstic.  It looks terrific.  I'll have to give that a try.

I've used chlorine bleach on hard and soft plastic, and it works like a dream when the discoloration is due to smoke and grime. UV damage is another thing altogether, though.

[Dave F]

More gray: W.E. 1066A4B Illuminated AUTOVON adjunct dial (1977).

[Dave F]

Sixth is a time lapse of bleaching a hard plastic light gray 500 housing. One part bleach to two parts water, in the sun for a day. I think it took three days to get it to how you see it in the last picture. It could use a fourth day.

Do you mean just liquid bleach like Clorox? I wasn't aware that this wourld work without damaging the palstic.  It looks terrific.  I'll have to give that a try.

I've used chlorine bleach on hard and soft plastic, and it works like a dream when the discoloration is due to smoke and grime. UV damage is another thing altogether, though.

Have you tried Retrobright for UV discoloration?

[Dave F]

Nice phones, Jonathan.  I do like the manual Princess.  You're right, I don't remember seeing another in any color.

Gray manual Princess is awesome!

[Kenny C]

when did they start making 2500's?

[paul-f]

2500s started appearing in about 1967.

I'm sure everyone will recognize this group.

[Kenny C]

golly paul how many phones do you have?

[Dave F]

golly paul how many phones do you have?

Looks like a heck of a lot more than I do!

Great phones Paul!

[paul-f]

golly paul how many phones do you have?

I have no clue.  Certainly more than fingers and toes.  I lost count years ago.

However, had I started collecting at your age, I'd have thousands.  One can only speculate how many you'll have when you're my age.

Here are some of my favorites from the 1500-series.  I got the Call Director from an ATCA member who removed it from the Succasunna, NJ No.1 ESS installation - the first of its kind in the US.
   http://www.paul-f.com/we1500typ.html#CallDirector

[Dave F]

Boy Paul, those are super.  I have a gray 660 rotary Card Dialer.  If I can figure out where it is hiding, I'll dig it out and add it to the list.  It sure would be nice to have a 1630 type Call Director (any color).  Maybe someday...  I just got a 634 Line Concentrator Call Director from eBay.  It's green, so it won't fit in this thread, but I'll eventually find a topic to post it in!

[paul-f]

A topic on "Green Telephone Photos" might be the place!

While we're discussing grey, here are some more modern sets from TeleQuest, the Manta and Solo cordless - also seen here:
  http://www.paul-f.com/TeleQuest.html

[Dan]

Sixth is a time lapse of bleaching a hard plastic light gray 500 housing. One part bleach to two parts water, in the sun for a day. I think it took three days to get it to how you see it in the last picture. It could use a fourth day.

Do you mean just liquid bleach like Clorox? I wasn't aware that this wourld work without damaging the palstic.  It looks terrific.  I'll have to give that a try.

I've used chlorine bleach on hard and soft plastic, and it works like a dream when the discoloration is due to smoke and grime. UV damage is another thing altogether, though.

Have you tried Retrobright for UV discoloration?

I have tried it for UV discoloration and it didn't work on my moss green. Gray may be a better candidate