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Lamp Phone Atrocities!

Started by Greg G., May 06, 2009, 12:43:09 AM

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HarrySmith

This is a nice Gold D mount but a waste of a nice Ivery F handset. Made by WE for a retirement gift?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/302811496612
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

Jim Stettler

The pioneers made a lot of the Imperial lamps as fundraisers. I have heard that Junior Achievement  made them as well.
Jim S.
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You die, you forget it all.

HarrySmith

Yes, I have heard that too. Seems to be the major consensus on them. Would either one of them make one for a WE retiree?
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

Jim Stettler

Quote from: HarrySmith on July 20, 2018, 02:50:43 PM
Yes, I have heard that too. Seems to be the major consensus on them. Would either one of them make one for a WE retiree?


I have a working step switch lamp that was made by WE as a retirement gift. I got it from the guy who spearheaded the project. they made 10-15 of them. JKL museunmn
had a  newer version of it as well.
I also have a shiny gold 2500 lamp  (Bell) that seems most likely  a retirement gift.

That lamp may of been previous to  the Pioneer lamp project.
Just a guess,
Jim S.

The retirement imperial lamps could of been the start of the pioneers imperial lamp project
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

Butch Harlow

#739
Ruined 553

Somebody buy this poor thing and save it. How sad, and ugly. Of course they drilled a hole in the transmitter cup.
Butch Harlow

AL_as_needed

Ruined 553

I think this one gets a prize for least amount of effort. The socket alone (never minding the fact its jammed into the transmitter) looks shoddy....
TWinbrook7

rdelius

Transmitter cups can be replaced and not hard to find to fix lamps back .In candlesticks this is the easiest to fix.

19and41

Did someone here put it out of it's misery?
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

.....

WE Handset lamp.  :o

Description
Vtg Western Electric 70's Plastic Phone LAMP Orange White WORKS 14" No shade
****Made at the plant on Polk Avenue Western Electric Nashville TN
****Possibly the early 80's but was told it was 70's (not 100%sure)
****Not logo TN Vols but was made for me and it was their colors
Color:  Orange White
Condition:  Vintage Condition shows some wear

FLAWS:

Spot of orange on the grip has come off - 1/4 diameter
Little dirty in spots
Chord has a few small scuffs see pictures
Does not have a shade or bulb - only what is in picture

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Vtg-Western-Electric-70s-Plastic-Phone-LAMP-Orange-White-WORKS-14-No-shade-ATT/132490412379

Jim Stettler

JA is Junior Achievement.
The parts were probably furnished by a local operating company or Pioneers as well as some volunteers. they helped kids make and sell various products and learn about business..
Jim S.
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

Portilious

Wow, this is just ugly.
Zero effort doing the lamp too, they could at least use the handset as the plug for the light bulb instead of just adding the lamp pole in the phone.
Like these atrocities below...  :'(

19and41

#746
What kind of phones were those before they were "arted" around with?
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

Portilious

Quote from: 19and41 on September 03, 2018, 04:47:31 PM
What kind of phones were those before they were arted around with?
The first, second and the last are Siemens s62.
The fourth is an italian desk phone Safnat Milano 2+7,
I have the very same model on my collection. Ditto for the Siemens s62 said above.
The third, I guess it's a FeTAp? Looks like I reposted the same picture from the OP, whoops.

AL_as_needed

Quote from: 19and41 on September 03, 2018, 04:47:31 PM
...they were arted around with...

My new favorite way of politely talking about poor quality work   :D
TWinbrook7

Jim Stettler

#749
Quote from: 19and41 on September 03, 2018, 04:47:31 PM
What kind of phones were those before they were "arted" around with?
Did you mistake a "word' on your proofread?
Or not?
JimS.
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.