I've mentioned this phone on the forum before but I don't think I've ever posted pictures of it (please forgive me if I have). This was another ebay find. When it came to me it was quite dirty, having lived in a garage for much of its life, but as you can see it cleaned up okay. Not that I complained, but the seller actually felt guilty about its condition and sent a $10 refund, so I've got about $20 in it! I've seen nice lime green 554s nudge the $300 mark so I feel fortunate.
This is a real love it or hate it color, but like Glenn Close's character in Fatal Attraction, it "WILL NOT BE IGNORED!" I'm so fond of it that I installed it in a hallway at our house where it gets compliments from (almost) everyone. I hope you like it! :)
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Here is his long lost relative. Also from Texas.
NICE!!
Mine was extremely dirty. But a good bath every 34 years is good for these phones.
I want a lime green so fin and jorge I hate you ;) ;) nah great looking phones
If you like my phone, Kenny, then you'd LOVE my car:
They look almost edible, don't they?
I wonder why?
Yes, conditioned response.
I am one of the people who like this color. I have a 2554 and a trimline style in this color. The 2554 was a daily driver for years. I only changed it out because I needed a 2 line phone at the time.
ITT may of also made a 554 in this color. They would be unmarked or marked with the ITT logo.
ITT used to make a lot of unmarked plastics. There were a lot of rebuilders and independants that liked unmarked housings.
Jim S.
This is my favorite color! :)
Maybe someday I'll get something in it, but right now, it just couldn't go anywhere.
i think i steped in something yesterday that looked like that car :o
Amazingly, I have one from Sept 1972, but the handset and cord were replaced in 1977. I can stretch across two rooms. It lasted one week in the kitchen before my wife "settled" for a red WE554. I got it on ebay, I think it was a buy it now for $69.
(http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt253/dvortv/limegreen554001.jpg)
Quote from: Kennyc1955 on September 29, 2010, 01:54:02 PM
i think i steped in something yesterday that looked like that car :o
Kenny: Very funny! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Love this color! I have a Trimline in this color that set me back 50 bucks or so last year, it's just a great bold color with a lot of zip.