Gold Imperial on Ebay Now

[LarryInMichigan]

This seems like a good deal: ebay link. ( dead link 01-21-22 )

Larry

[LarryInMichigan]

Someone bought it for $69.

Larry

[DavePEI]

Someone bought it for $69.

Larry

Hi Larry:

Sorry, it was moi. Been looking for a Gold Imperial for a while...

Dave

[wds]

Here's one I was watching a couple days ago, and got cold feet.  It seemed like a very nice Imperial.

http://tinyurl.com/bspsmv ( dead link 01-21-22 )

[DavePEI]

Here's one I was watching a couple days ago, and got cold feet.  It seemed like a very nice Imperial.

http://tinyurl.com/bspsmvc

Pretty well the same price as the Gold one, shipping cost considered... Nice looking phone, though!

Dave

[LarryInMichigan]

Someone bought it for $69.

Larry

Hi Larry:

Sorry, it was moi. Been looking for a Gold Imperial for a while...

Dave

You don't need to be sorry.  I am glad that it will be going to a good home.

Larry

[JorgeAmely]

That euro plug would not have allowed you to connect it to our land lines.

[poplar1]

Jorge, that is a standard Western Electric 283B plug, used from about 1931 until the 1970s. The 404B jack connected with 4-conductor inside wire to an anti-sidetone subset, then the subset was hardwired to the outside line.

[DavePEI]

Jorge, that is a standard Western Electric 283B plug, used from about 1931 until the 1970s. The 404B jack connected with 4-conductor inside wire to an anti-sidetone subset, then the subset was hardwired to the outside line.

You, I was just about to say that, but then you did. I have a few adapters to modular for them somewhere in a box in the museum workshop, and bedides, these phones require a subset, so the phone cord will go to the subset first, and then to the line... More of a concern will be finding a better cloth handset for it - there is a chance, though that when I get it, merely shortening it a bit and recoiling will fix it up.

Dave

[Nick in Manitou]

I have a question about the receiver on the phone that wds referred to at
http://tinyurl.com/bspsmvc

The ivory looking handset in the pictures on eBay look like it is not a painted handset, but actually ivory plastic.  Is this what it would have come with from the factory?

The one Dave purchased  ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/360529710643 ) ( dead link 01-21-22 ) seems to have a painted handset.

Did they ship both painted and ivory plastic handsets on the Imperial?

I have a white Continental I picked up locally and I am trying to figure out if I should restore it as a white Continental or strip it and paint it black...any thoughts?

So, basically two questions...
1) Did they ship Imperials with both painted and ivory plastic (any other colors of plastic)?
2) Is it a crime to repaint what seems to be a scratched up Continental so that it looks like a generic 202?

Thanks,
Nick

[LarryInMichigan]

I have seen Imperials with ivory plastic handsets and painted bakelite handsets, both brown and black bakelite.  I think that phone co used whatever they had available.

Larry

[LarryInMichigan]

More of a concern will be finding a better cloth handset for it - there is a chance, though that when I get it, merely shortening it a bit and recoiling will fix it up.

Dave

Dave,

I think that the handset cord will be quite usable.  You will probably be able to move the cord restraint to the area where there is still cloth and just tuck the excess wire into the handset without having to shorten the wires.  Recoiling the cord shouldn't be too difficult using a dowel and heat.  Before coiling it, you can give it a washing.  I have done this all before, and if I can do it, anyone can.

Larry

[DavePEI]

The seller is on the ball - he has already got it shipped. Wish everyone was so fast!

Dave

[AE_Collector]

You, I was just about to say that, but then you did.

I thought Jorge was funnin with us...

Terry

[DavePEI]

The seller is on the ball - he has already got it shipped. Wish everyone was so fast!

Dave

Hi All:

My Imperial arrived this morning. It arrived is perfect shape - I am very pleased with it... I will keep the existing silk handset cord and simply shorten it and move the retainer on the cord, then try to re-coil it.... If I could find a new silk covered one, I would replace it, but I don't want to replace it with a plastic covered cord - the silk cord is so much in character with the phone.

The paint handset, of course is worn, especially on the bottom where it has been repeatedly set down, I suppose. What do you guys say, should it be re-painted, or what do you think?

Dave