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511??

Started by JubileeCompact, June 21, 2010, 03:49:23 PM

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JubileeCompact

Hey Guys

My better half recently added this rather nice "500" to his collection. As you can see its actually a 511- whats the difference as we cant actually see one lol!

Thanks
Seamus
Seamus

bellsystemproperty

I'm confused. A 511, according to here http://paul-f.com/we500typ.htm should be a two line set. There is a key you turn to select the line. I also have a 511, and it has the key for two lines.

Maybe what happened is that someone needed a 500 base, and took it off of the 511 to put it on the normal 500.
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HarrySmith

My guess would be a re-body. Plastics replaced at some point. Need to see under the hood to be sure of what it is.
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McHeath

The handset cord has been replaced with one from a later time period, you can tell by the extra long grommet.  So I'm guessing that the phone has been reworked some, perhaps a lot. 

Does it have one white plunger with a grooved area to lift it up? 

Jim Stettler

I have seen some phones that were converted by the pioneers. Mine had a pioneer sticker and sticker residue over the old #.  The old # was a 2 line w/ exclusion. The actual phone was a single line w/ exsclusion plunger but not the exclusion mechanism.

I assume the pioneer sets were converted after 1984 and sold as fundraising extension phones. Just a guess tho.
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JubileeCompact

Thanks Guys :)

Id presume its been refurbished then - the plungers are the standard clear type. Whatever it is its a great looking phone :).


Seamus
Seamus

McHeath

You might open it up and snap a pic for us of the works.  Who knows what might be inside there, left over from a previous phone life. 

JorgeAmely

McH:

I vote for a trip to the shop. Notice the pop rivet helping to hold the network box in place.

Jorge