Unusual Ericsson Dialog

[Matilo Telephones]

Well, not quite an Ericsson. It was made by Teli, the manufacturing company of Televerket. Televerket being the Swedish Telephone authority, back in the day.

Bought it at an internet auction a little while ago. It was one of those buys of a telephone I normally do not collect (I already have a red one of these), but this special version was not very expensive. Not much bidding on it, so I snapped it up.

This special version was made in 2 tones, the housing black with orange painted over and the handset orange, black painted over. The lettering is engraved with a router.
It was made in 1976 and use for exhibitions.
The letter states: mässan tillhör televerket > exhibition property of televerket.
It is in good condition, althoud a bit dirty. Minor damage/wear on the paint.
Unfortunately the number card window is damaged. I put in a white card with an orange edge in it, to mask the damage. Looks OK for now.

[TelePlay]

Nice looking phone. Great lines and for some reason, I really like that color combination, nice shade of orange accented by the black.

[Matilo Telephones]

Thanks, the colours are very 1976 :-)

I think the design is very similar to the WE 500.

[TelePlay]

I think the design is very similar to the WE 500.

I was thinking more, style wise, that it reminds me of French and Australian phones, no ears like the WE 500. Internally, don't know. This 802 I found quickly as an example. i like the smooth lines.