Vintage Dial Desk Phone Western Electric Red eBay 350405781219

[Doug Rose]

This looks like an original WE painted Metal Red 305. 305s have the ringer on/off switch on the lower left. It has the seamless Brown painted handset and a 5J dial. It has been knocked around a little, but still a very desirable phone...Doug

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Dial-Desk-Phone-Western-Electric-Red-/350405781219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5195cfe6e3

[baldopeacock]

This looks like an original WE painted Metal Red 305. 305s have the ringer on/off switch on the lower left. It has the seamless Brown painted handset and a 5J dial. It has been knocked around a little, but still a very desirable phone...Doug

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Dial-Desk-Phone-Western-Electric-Red-/350405781219?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5195cfe6e3

Think this phone was originally red, or the color repaint was done by the Bell refurb shop at some point?   Wonder what the dates in this phone would show.

[Doug Rose]

It was definitely a Bell refurb, not an original color red. . Notice the 5J is from the 50's. The was a metal phone that went back to Bell and the colored it up for resale like the 202 Continental sets. Clear plungers and the 5J is Bell handiwork...Doug

[Sargeguy]

$40?  When it went to 35 with 2 hours left to go, I thought it would be out of my league.  I guess I should have stuck around.  The 5J dial is worth that much, as is the brown F-1 handset.