Faceplates for WE 1500s and 2500s

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1500s and 2500s usually have faceplates with coordinated colors. Early sets used charcoal gray faceplates, regardless of the housing color. Sets refurbished in the late 80s/early 90s have light gray faceplates with the AT&T logo. But in between, they had coordinated colors.

Here is a table for 2500s from 1967:

                  TABLE A

       COLOR ORDERING GUIDE

TEL SET, MTG CORD,    COORDINATED
HOUSING, HANDSET,       FACEPLATE
        COLOR                     COLOR

     

Black (-3)                      Charcoal (-70)
Ivory (-50)                    Muted Ivory (-80)
Moss Green (-51)           Lt. Green (-71)
Red (-53)                      Muted Red (-69)
Pastel Yellow (-56)         Lt. Yellow (-72)
White (-58)                   Lt. Gray (-73)
Rose Pink (-59)             Muted Pink (-74)
Lt. Beige (-60)              Muted Beige (-75)
Lt. Gray (-61)               Charcoal (-70)
Lt. Blue (-62)               Muted Blue (-76)
Turquoise (-64)            Muted turquoise (-77)

 (Faceplates in colors exactly matching the housings could also be obtained, on special order.)

Reference:
BSP Section 502-510-121, Issue 1, December, 1967
Telephone Sets, 2500 and 2554 Types, Identification, Installation, and Maintenance
Page 2, Table A