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Now the Story Can be Told - 1949 WECo 500 Set

Started by Dan/Panther, March 20, 2010, 11:08:11 PM

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david@london

....have been reading through this incredibly interesting post's many pages over the last couple of days.

d/p: you mention at one point a 'beefed-up' g1 handset, and show a photograph of 2 different h/sets.  could you give any more info on that...........is it the one you have on the phone now, and how do the dimensions differ ?

any chance of a recording of the phone ringing, similar to the recording of the unusual dial ?

many thanks.


Dan/Panther

I vaguely recall a post about the beefy handset. If you could give me the page number. If I recall, I found a photo of a beefy handset, and some thought maybe just photo angle.
The ringer is exactly the same as regular 500 ringer.

D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

david@london

#977
thanks .......i misunderstood and thought you were in possession of a differently-dimensioned g1.
it would take some rooting around amongst the 66 pages of this post to find the photo, as i didn't note the page no.....it may be about two-thirds of the way through.
anyway congrats on yr amazing renovation of this unique telephone dan - i enjoyed reading about it.
thanks for info on ringer.

david

edit : it's on page 62

Dan/Panther

I am continually jazzed about it.
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

Phonesrfun

There was never any G handset that had any different dimensions or design than the classic G handset we all know. 

Early G handsets, however, were made of Bakelite, which was noticeably heavier than the later soft and hard plastic versions.  Also, the early Bakelite G handsets had grooves along the side edges of the handle.
-Bill G

Dan/Panther

Thanks Bill, If I recall, that is what we had established, when the original photo was posted, ( which I can't seem to Find. ) and the question was brought up. The photo posted, was probably just a lighting, or angle differential.
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

MagicMo

Dan, Did you do any restoration to this phone?
Can you put pictures up if you did?
My apologies if you posted about this, I couldn't find it.
Thank You
Mo
Practice Kindness :)

Dan/Panther

Mo;
Not at all, I love showing and discussing the topic.
First 4 photos, before, and after, last photo, as displayed now.
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

MagicMo

Simply Amazing! Beautiful job.
Mo ;)
Practice Kindness :)

zaphod01

That phone makes me smile every time I see it!  :)

What a prize!

"Things are never so bad they can't be made worse." - Humphrey Bogart

MagicMo

#985
I would be afraid to touch it. I would hate myself if I accidentally dropped it, I have been known to be clumsy.
Again, it is beautiful.
Thanks for posting.
Mo
Practice Kindness :)

Dan/Panther

It makes me smile each time I look at it also, and I would love to use it more, but I'm concerned an internal component might fail, and no replacement available. So I look and smile alot. I really wish I could find a PERMANENT location, for all to see for a long time to come. I'm just not confident, that a museum is as long term as I wish. I would not want it ending up on eBay.
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

Jim Stettler

Quote from: Dan/Panther on May 12, 2013, 04:43:52 PM
It makes me smile each time I look at it also, and I would love to use it more, but I'm concerned an internal component might fail, and no replacement available.
D/P
I suspect the components will outlast an early production model 500 set.
JMO,
Jim
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

AE_Collector

#988
Quote from: Dan/Panther on March 04, 2013, 03:45:26 PM
Mo;
I'm resending it now. Maybe the file is too large for email.
D/P

Isn't 16 Meg the normal maximum size of an email? It is for me and that includes overhead leaving less room for actual content. Any idea what size the file is D/P?

Terry

Dan/Panther

Terry;
Which file are you referring to.
D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson