New Old Stock Kellogg Handset???

[Doug Rose]

I picked this up last weekend, it was really dirty, but through the dirt I could see the shine this had. I wiped it off with some Howard's Wax and this has the shine that new bakelite has. I remember a while back someone asking if the Kellogg writing on the transmitter cap had white in the letters. Looks more like a cream, but there is color in there. No paste wax was used in cleaning this, just Howard's Liquid. Raining here so I had to use flash pics....Doug

[BDM]

Nice Doug. I have one that shows a similar color on the writing though not as clearly as yours.

[david@london]

I remember a while back someone asking if the Kellogg writing on the transmitter cap had white in the letters.

doug -

i wonder if that was me. i certainly have asked that question.
are you reasonably sure that this is an unused handset ?
i might paint in the lettering on mine........was put off doing it before as i heard it was not the original procedure.

thanks, david

[Doug Rose]

David...best guess is this is an unused handset. The shine on the bakelite compares to new bakelite handsets that I have. It was not found it a box, and it was dirty, but sure looks new to me. I have no use for it so it will be going to eBay Sunday.....Doug

[david@london]

thanks doug.
i might msg mike neale on this question of the authenticity of the painted lettering some time............i believe he is the go-to expert on kelloggs.

[BDM]

I'll need to pull mine out. I clearly remember seeing what I thought to be a cream colored paint on the letters.

[Doug Rose]

thanks doug.
i might msg mike neale on this question of the authenticity of the painted lettering some time............i believe he is the go-to expert on kelloggs.

Milo Kellogg is the man, see what he thinks. Looks too perfect not to be real...Doug