My Lamp Phone Atrocity -> AE 1A

[Pourme]

My eBay Lamp Phone Atrocity. This phone isn't a WE....can anyone positively ID it?

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Split from here:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=1000.msg177598#msg177598

Terry

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[19and41]

Looks like an AE, don't know the model.

[Pourme]

I was thinking AE also....but not sure

[AE_Collector]

Yes an AE 1A set. I assume it is black Bakelite painted gold. The cradle looks to be the pot metal version painted gold. There were brass versions of the base but I think this one is just painted Bakelite.

Terry

[Pourme]

Thanks Terry, I was hoping you would respond.
I bought this, I will be stripping the paint and re wiring it.  I would never ruin a phone like this but I look forward to adopting this phone and giving it a prominent spot in my home. 

[Pourme]

One more quick question Terry, and I will step aside and not try to hijack this thread. Is the base correct or should it be covered similar to a B1 or D1 WE?
Thanks

[unbeldi]

Thanks Terry, I was hoping you would respond.
I bought this, I will be stripping the paint and re wiring it.  I would never ruin a phone like this but I look forward to adopting this phone and giving it a prominent spot in my home.

Now you are ruining a lamp.  I don't know what's worse.
If it weren't a lamp, it would have graced the landscape of a garbage dump, or been obliterated in shape in a smelter.
But it does have the potential to make a display item.

[Pourme]

Now you are ruining a lamp.  I don't know what's worse.
If it weren't a lamp, it would have graced the landscape of a garbage dump, or been obliterated in shape in a smelter.
But it does have the potential to make a display item.

How am I ruining a lamp?...I intend to make this lamp Great Again!

[unbeldi]

How am I ruining a lamp?...I intend to make this lamp Great Again!

But we don't want it to be THAT great.

[Pourme]

When I say I'm going to strip it, I assume that gold paint was added when it became a lamp. I would rather this lamp maintain it's original black Bakelite finish if possible. Is that wrong? 

[AE_Collector]

Unbeldi's pulling your chain cord.

It just needs a rubber ring (gasket). Gary Goff has reproductions available for something like $11-$12 including postage I believe. In the picture (first one below from the auction) you can see that the metal base isn't aligned properly because it doesn't have the gasket which helps position it properly.

I thought the feet on it were the stick on triangle shaped feet but on second look they are 302 feet? I wonder if the base has holes drilled for screws? In any event, I would lose them and get an AE gasket.

The shade is same shape as the one on my FrankenLamp (2nd picture below) also seen one page back at reply 601.

I would keep it as a lamp and stripping the paint and polishing the black Bakelite up would be perfect IMHO.

Terry

[19and41]

Restoring that phone to it's intended purpose would be a great thread.

[Pourme]

Ha...consider my chain cord pulled.

Terry,
The base, I know didn't look right, I just didn't know what was correct. I will inspect it when it arrives. I will create a separate thread to gather advice on how to proceed. The gasket answers some questions, as well.

19and41, That kind of restoration would be interesting as well. Don't know if I have the talent to do that, perhaps a future project. 

[TelePlay]

Restoring that phone to it's intended purpose would be a great thread.

Yes, it would. And it most likely would rival the time, pitfalls, setbacks, time, expense and problems logged in the lamp phone I took back to its original use.

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=16425.msg170061#msg170061

And that would be a caution, not an anticipation.

[Pourme]

John, When 19and41 made his suggestion, the 1st thing I thought of was was your bringing back of that candlestick. A very difficult project you pulled of and returned to service!