Mint-in-box beauties!

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I'm finally getting around to posting a few not-so-great photos of my pink '59 and aqua '58 500s that were mint in their original boxes.  To tell the truth, boxes don't excite me that much, but a phone that has never been put into service is invaluable as a reference.

The aqua one was a buy-it-now on ebay for 79 bucks.  It had a little mildew in places but it cleaned up nicely.  The fingerwheel was in a separate little envelope with installation instructions.  Thanks to Dennis Markham for the number card!  Strangely, the handset caps and number plate are a little lighter blue than the rest of the phone.  I've seen this before with early aqua phones, maybe different dye lots varied slightly.

The pink one is an early '59 so it's soft plastic with the six hole receiver cap.  It came from a collector who has me restore all of his phones.  He already had a mint '58, so he let me trade out some labor for the '59.  I've been on the hunt for the perfect pink 500 ever since I started collecting about three years ago and I think I've finally found it!

These photos were taken on a sunny morning, so the phones may appear a little yellower than they really are.  I hope you enjoy them anyway!

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more shots

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more aqua

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last one

[Greg G.]

The pink one is an early '59 so it's soft plastic with the six hole receiver cap.  It came from a collector who has me restore all of his phones.  

Do you offer those services to collectors in general, or just him?

[AET]

those are fantastic finds!!! They make me think Easter.

[finlover]

Do you offer those services to collectors in general, or just him?

Sure, I'm happy to restore a phone for anyone!  The price ranges from $80 to $110 plus $11 priority shipping. That may sound high, but I do my very best to make a phone as perfect as possible, which can be pretty labor intensive.

[finlover]

those are fantastic finds!!! They make me think Easter.

Whoa, AET--I just got a mental picture of you in a bunny suit with a basket full of pastel colored phones.  I gotta cut down on the coffee!!

[ntophones]

Gorgeous phones! I don't know which I like best. Congrats, and thanks for the pics.

[finlover]

Gorgeous phones! I don't know which I like best. Congrats, and thanks for the pics.

Thanks, ntophones!  They are two of my favorites.  It was an aqua 500 from Dennis that got me into collecting.

[ntophones]

I can certainly see why!!!!!! Phones are so neat!

[Dennis Markham]

Greg, those are a couple of beautiful telephones!  The don't get any better than that.  Thanks for sharing them. (I don't remember sending you that dial card.  Maybe it was on a phone?)

[Dan/Panther]

Greg;
They are beautiful..
D/P

[Tonyrotary]

Very great looking telephones! And those prices you quote do not seem all that unreasonable to me considering the quality of work you do.

[Greg G.]

Do you offer those services to collectors in general, or just him?

Sure, I'm happy to restore a phone for anyone!  The price ranges from $80 to $110 plus $11 priority shipping. That may sound high, but I do my very best to make a phone as perfect as possible, which can be pretty labor intensive.

No need to explain, I've seen your phones and what they've sold for.  I've also tried to work on a few of my own and know that it involves a lot of tedious, detailed work.