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Found a WE 501 Oxford Grey for $30

Started by Kenton K, February 02, 2021, 05:40:11 PM

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Kenton K

Here is a nicer standalone photo of the oxford gray.

FOTM Nomination and specifics at this link:

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=24696.msg245849#msg245849

Cheers-kenton

david@london

Kenton K, amazing find. $30 for an Oxford Grey should be a typo
........where did you locate it?

Kenton K

Quote from: david@london on February 02, 2021, 08:09:26 PM
Kenton K, amazing find. $30 for an Oxford Grey should be a typo
........where did you locate it?

I know! Its highway robbery! I found the seller thru craigslist selling a plain jane princess phone, and she asked if i was interested in some other ones. You can imagine how excited i was when she sent the photo!

Doug Rose

Very nice Ken......by far the toughest of the WE soft plastic 500s. You did well my friend....Doug
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Kenton K

One interesting thing about this set is it has a 426A tube that is just there, unconnected and taped up. Its all matching dates, so im sure its original. What does the 501 mean again? I remember vaguely that the 501 A/B used the tube plus 425A network?  so its weird to me that this has a tube and a 425B network. Anyone see this before?

-kk

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