Fell Through the Cracks

[Doug Rose]

I bought this on eBay for $51 plus $18.90 shipping. It was advertised as new, but it has a few marks. This was my last to complete my set of SCs and Kelloggs. The manual set with the dial attachment. Super hard to find, It looks like a Navy stamp, but hard to read. I am going to refurb now, but I did remember before pics  as I always remember them when I am finished 

Cloth cord is perfect, I do need a Masterphone dial card if anyone has one.

This appears to be a steal....Doug

https://tinyurl.com/ycj5bx3y

[Butch Harlow]

That's a pretty interesting looking phone, never seen that model. I am just wondering if that dial card is ok and just the acetate cover is yellowed? It looks to have been used pretty well in its life, but it should shine up real nice. I really do like Kellogg phones.

[Doug Rose]

It was advertised as new. Then stated slight marks    Bad pics that could not be expanded. It has been used. Cloth cord is great. Acetate cover is covered with grime. The Masterphone card is stained and not worth keeping. Signal Corps vermillion stamp is still present (thanks John), so it couldn't have been used alot. Maybe years of bad handling?

It is still a wonderful phone, just not what I thought I bought. Not being bit by the bear, just not the great deal I thought I had.

It is mounted in the Phone room and I now have them all. With the minor warts, it is still a keeper.

Overall I am very happy with it. The Kelloggs with the dial mount are usually $200 or more. Not as easlily found as its SC cousin. I have been watching for awhile  ...Doug

[david@london]

very nice doug. i also had not seen this model before. good find.

as a temporary fix for your masterphone card, i wonder if you've seen the scan on the telephone archive site which should look good printed onto aged paper or card.

http://www.telephonearchive.com/numbercards/cards/kellogg.html

[Doug Rose]

David...you are the man!....many thanks....Doug

[Greg G.]

It looks like a Navy stamp, but hard to read.

https://tinyurl.com/ycj5bx3y

That looks like a US Army Signal Corp stamp.  The pictures in your second post have more clarity. I can see the outline of the "S", then "C" and the big "A".  Compare with the stamp on the bottom of my Toaster Phone:

[Doug Rose]

thanks Briny! ...Doug

[Doug Rose]

Memory overload. I can't remember the manufacturer of  the 3rd Phone in the pic. I think it was made in England and I got it years ago from a person in Canada. Partial memory loss  ...Doug

[david@london]

it looks like a muraphone......

http://www.britishtelephones.com/gec/muraphon.htm

[Doug Rose]

Thanks David.....you saved me ...again!

[FABphones]

Muraphone. Beautiful phones. 

Here's the link to the Muraphone I saved earlier this year:

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=bb4773256bde51c061dcc971ab7663fb&topic=20359.msg208582#msg208582

[Doug Rose]

The sealed canvas bag inside the dial attachment has two long screws that were needed if you wanted to install a dial, Everything was first class back then. Not sealed in a piece of plastic that you lose trying to get it out of the plastic!!  ...Doug

[HarrySmith]

Pretty Cool!