Collectors near omaha

[Btee]

Any other collectors of phones or other stuff near Omaha Nebraska?

[LarryInMichigan]

I have seen some really great phones on craigslist in the Omaha area.  I think that I tried to convince one of the sellers to ship a phone to me, but he did not want to do so.

Larry

[McHeath]

That phone on the wall is a Western Electric 354 in ivory, made from the last 40's to 1955 or so.   

Some years back I got rid of a pretty cool brown Maytag dryer with lots of chrome and clearly made in the 60's, it came with the house and I simply sold it as I wanted the dryer to match the new washer.  Rather regret that now.

[KeithB]

That ivory 354 on the wall is unbelievably beautiful.
It would sell for a very nice price on the bay, I'm certain.

[deedubya3800]

I live in Tennessee, but the first phone I bought as an official collector (I had two phones already, but I didn't consider them a collection until this point) was a 5302 that I chanced upon at the indoor flea market on S. 72nd St. in Omaha this past July. $10 brought it home, and he even threw in a modular adaptor that was easily worth most of that alone! Funny thing is that the phone had actually been used in Alabama.

[Jim Stettler]

Brandon,
You are close enough to Abilene, KS to make the phone show next April.
Jim

[Btee]

Brandon,
You are close enough to Abilene, KS to make the phone show next April.
Jim

Yes perhaps. Its about 4 hours away. I will have to think about it. If the dates are good and depending on whats going on for school, maybe I could.

[Jim Stettler]

MID WEST (Kansas) REGIONAL SHOW
Will be held on April 29-30, 2011
Sterl Hall
Abilene, KS
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The museum of independant telephony is also in town. There will probably be a reception the night before the show at the museum.


based on previous KS shows. Arrive early (opening feeding frenzy). Even tho it is a 2 day show. a lot of people only stay for the 1st day.
So If you go, I suggest go the 29th.

Jim S.  (Colorado Springs)