Are Kellogg Red Bars worth much?

[WesternElectricBen]

Hey,

A few days I  received a phone from a fellow collector whose thinning out his collection. Has has sent me some really cool phones and I had a question about this one. I think its a Kellogg RedBar phone, its not in prefect shape as it has a crack but that's not the problem.

So, whats all the hubba about these red bars? Are they worth a lot or just....

I'd be interested to know,
Ben

[wds]

Those bakelite shells on the Red Bar are very fragile, so it's hard to find one not broken or cracked - like this one.  I have picked up several broken sets, but complete otherwise for about $10-15 each plus shipping.  If the bakelite is in good shape, they can go for $50 easy. 

[WesternElectricBen]

So they are not really worth that much, is what your saying?

Then whats all the hubba about them?

Ben

[david@london]

ben.....to me the krb is one of the best phones ever made. have you taken the lid off yet ??
see mike neale's kellogg pages for full info on these and other kelloggs.

http://tinyurl.com/58xlx5

cf: http://tinyurl.com/ygs47gt

[rdelius]

watch out for colored sets ,I have seen green ones discolor to a dark brown.It might be misaken for black in a dark room.I know of maroon and blue sets also.the bar might be clear on colored sets

[WesternElectricBen]

ben.....to me the krb is one of the best phones ever made. have you taken the lid off yet ??
see mike neale's kellogg pages for full info on these and other kelloggs.

http://tinyurl.com/58xlx5

cf: http://tinyurl.com/ygs47gt

Thanks for the links, I still need to take off the case.

Ben

[Dan/Panther]

Ben;
Those phones are very well made. However I feel over engineered. Maybe not so much over engineered as ahead of their time. the module construction is a nice feature.
D/P

[WesternElectricBen]

Ben;
Those phones are very well made. However I feel over engineered. Maybe not so much over engineered as ahead of their time. the module construction is a nice feature.
D/P

I see, I will probably understand more when I open it up for the first time.

Ben

[david@london]

watch out for colored sets ,I have seen green ones discolor to a dark brown.It might be misaken for black in a dark room.I know of maroon and blue sets also.the bar might be clear on colored sets

rdelius.......are these painted sets ? i've seen a painted green and a white [unpainted] bakelite one.

[poplar1]

If that's the one that was on Ebay a few months ago, it is not painted.

[rdelius]

The maroon,blue and green sets were not painted but the bakelite-type plastic turned brown where light hit it .inside the color was normal . These are darker colors than you get with Tenite.Never seen the white one except in photos.It might have been a more stable plastic.Kellogg made the thinnest shells for there sets i doubt they would survive many drops.

[david@london]

poplar 1
- yes that white redbar was on ebay several months ago, and yes not painted ....... excellent clean white bakelite.

rdelius-
thanks. i didn't know that there were coloured, unpainted redbars, other than white.
i'd be v interested to see pictures of good examples of these.........anyone know of a source for that ?
i must dip into mike neale's kellogg pages some more ......perhaps they are mentioned somewhere there.