Classic Rotary Phones Forum

Post your "Find of the Month" for March 2014 here.

A "Find of the Month" is an item that you acquired within the last month or so that you are particulatly excited about either because of its rarity, the difficulty you had in trying to find one for your collection or the exceptional "deal" you got on it etc.

Please pick your best "Find" to submit for the month limiting your entries to one Phone item OR One "Find" that might include multiple items. If you have already entered for the month and come up with something even better either submit your new find indicating that it replaces your previous entry OR you can enter your new Find for next months contest.

TelePlay has grabbed pictures of all of the "Find of the Month" winners since we started this back in 2010 and he has put them into albums on PhotoBucket. Thanks John.

To check them out, click  --> HERE <-- (http://s1000.photobucket.com/user/CRPF/library/Find%20of%20the%20Month)

Terry

I am going to nominate Dave Becks FREE AE 50 for Find of the Month. He has done a lot of work to it since he got it as it was BLACK when he got it but he has done a nice job.

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11382.0

Terry

I got 2 x-German field telephones today. Both made in 1940, re-furbed by the Norwegian army in the 70-ies.
The re-furb will say painted up and replacement of transmitter and receiver capsules.  They have been used, but are in good shape. The German labels are removed, and a Norwegian/NATO  phonetic alphabet has replaced the German one.
The makers are Mende, and R&B

Both telephones has the German eagle atop swastika. And of-course good working condition.

I have really had some difficulties to tell about if this or the US EE8 are the best, and I tend to go for the German FF33, but I am absolutely not sure.

dsk

I got it from a friend for free.
dsk

Very nice, Dag. You have good friends. :-)

I would like to nominate my new Ericsson m33, which I'm waiting to receive at home in a few weeks :) which cost 65€ including shipping (about $89.50 US).

Wow, looks to be in very good condition. M33 is a Spanish designation? Was it made in Spain? Or was it made in Sweden?

Yes Matilo! It's almost NOS!

I have just read on internet that this model was named M33, but maybe is not true. I hope you can teach me more about Ericsson ;)

When it comes, it should be made a special thread, this are a nice phone, but it was made in many countries with several different circuits and miner differences in the mold. From the picture I can not tell the difference from the Elektrisk Bureau version: http://tinyurl.com/q8fvd2t

dsk

Quote from: Spanish_phones on March 13, 2014, 05:54:22 AM
Yes Matilo! It's almost NOS!

I have just read on internet that this model was named M33, but maybe is not true. I hope you can teach me more about Ericsson ;)

Oh man, don't get me started. I love this model. And it is very interesting how its design was used, adapted and influenced many designs over the whole world. I collect different versions of this model.

See here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericsson_DBH_1001_telephone

Although I think DBH 1001 is not the correct name to begin with. If I am informed correctly that designates only one particular version of this design. If it had a different plug, ringer or longer cord, it would have had another model number. I myself prefer the generic name Ericsson type 1931 for the whole family.

I'd be very interested to learn more of this phone, when you get it. But as Dag said, that would call for a new thread on this forum. I'm afraid we are plummeting off topic here.

I see I see, don't worry, I'll make the specific Post for it when I got it ;)

Thanks for the info

I'm looking forward to that. I'm curious about the details of your newest acquisition.  :D

I will nominate my two unfaded ivory 302 "trading post" finds. They cost $17.50 each, or $35 total.

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11415.0

Quote from: WEBellSystemChristian on March 14, 2014, 07:11:35 PM
I will nominate my two unfaded ivory 302 "trading post" finds. They cost $17.50 each, or $35 total.

this one's going to be tough to beat.

Quote from: AE_Collector on March 14, 2014, 08:44:37 PM
Yes very nice Christian! Do you have another topic going on here about them already?

Terry

Thanks! I just included a link in my nomination reply.

I will nominate my 1955 Mahogany that I purchased for $48.  Arrived today and it is all original and dated 1955 throughout.  Even came with a coiled line cord.  http://tinyurl.com/lhzdyvn

Quote from: WEBellSystemChristian on March 14, 2014, 07:11:35 PM
I will nominate my two unfaded ivory 302 "trading post" finds. They cost $17.50 each, or $35 total.

What a find! I'm not even going to submit the WECO 410 I just found at a Goodwill. Too much good competition this month.

Tom

I think you should nominate your 410. I mean, the best I've ever come across at Goodwill was an ITT 2554 made in 1984. A 302 at a store like that is enough to make my jaw drop, but you found a version of it that is still on my wish list. ;)

I'd like to nominate Mike C's Northern Electric Uniphone No 2 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11563.msg123187#msg123187) that he found at a flea market for $35.00.

Appears to be a very nice burled walnut phone. Maybe someone else on the original thread can comment on the swirled aspects of the phone. A very nice find and a very good price!

Mike it sure is a beauty! Here is a picture of mine. I went with an old cloth coil cord and a nice sani finger wheel to get all the black off this great Burled Walnut Phone. Mine has the swirled plungers as well. I later added a gold sani wheel that I had found. I noticed you have an AE dial on yours, so getting a brass of nickel fingerwheel will be a lot easier....Great Find!....Doug



http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=7438.msg82901#msg82901

In the absence of AE_Collector, who is somewhere in the South Pacific fighting his way to a cruise ship in a blinding snow storm  ::), he asked me to get this poll going for March.

So, it's time to vote for the March 2014 Find of the Month. There are six (6) contestants this month and each of the 6 is a very nice "Find" with the price of the contestants ranging from the always affordable FREE to very reasonable prices factoring in the condition of each phone for the money paid. All are worthy of being the Find of the Month winner for March. Only one can win that title.

Everyone gets two votes this time so use them wisely!

Voting is still open for the "Find of the Month - March 2014" phone.

The poll started off quick with 19 members having voted. There are two front runners that are very close to each other.

If you haven't already voted for your favorite of those posted in March, please do so.

The poll will be open for a few more days and it would be great if we could get the number of voters up into the mid to high 20s.

Going to leave the voting open until this weekend.

We had 35 people vote in November 2013.

As of this post, we are up to 29 voters.

Would be nice if we could at least match November's voters count, and even better to exceed it.

We had 35 people vote in November 2013. Up to 33 voters of this post.

Last 2 days to vote. Get your votes in (2 allowed) if you haven't already voted.

VOTING ENDS APRIL 13, 2 DAYS FROM THIS POST.

Wow, you did it! 37 voters in the March 2014 FotM poll, a new record number of voters in the Modern Era (within the past several months) and what a contest this turned out to be.

baldoldpeacock said of WEBellSystemChristian's two ivory 302s, "this one's going to be tough to beat" (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11319.msg122175#msg122175), which while turning out to be prophetic, saw a last minute entry, Mike C's burled walnut Northern Electric Uniphone No 2 give WEBellSystemChristian's entry a run for its money, at least through the first 20 some voters. Then in the last few days, WEBellSystemChristian's 302s pulled away and went from a virtual tie to an easy win with 38% of the votes beating Mike C's phone by 8 votes.

So, with a record 37 voters, we see the March 2014 contest come to an end and declare "WEBellSystemChristian" the winner. Congratulations go out to him for the win and the great find, Thanks to everyone who entered the contest AND thanks to all those who voted for the FOTM 03-2014 Winner (http://s1000.photobucket.com/user/CRPF/media/Find%20of%20the%20Month/2014/3-2014_zps6bd52123.jpg.html)

for Terry . . . (who's still caught in a blizzard somewhere out of net access)  ;)

Turns out 37 voters in this poll is an all time high through all 42 Find of the Month contests. 37 voters even passed, by one vote, the 36 voters of our Find of the Year 2013 contest. We've seen an increase in interested members, voters, since these began in October 2010. Thanks to all who join in the fun, and, everyone will be welcome to cast a vote or two in the April 2014 contest next month.

Congrats Christian!

Thanks for looking after the "Find of the Month" office while I am away John and good chart too. Slow but steady increase in the number if voters. Now to beat that number or April!

Still south of the equator here but only for a couple more days. We are on our way to Hawaii from Tahiti.

Terry