And they just keep coming.......

..... · October 21, 2019, 07:57:56 AM

Bought these 2 coloured Western/Northern hybrid 302's and the pink NE 500 yesterday.
The Ivory 302 is a 1950, the Rose Pink 302 is a 1954 and the Pink 500 is a 1960.

All of them need a good cleaning.
The Ivory has a few hairline cracks, but for 69 years old it's not bad. Needs a handset cord.
The Rose Pink is in excellent condition other than needing a new handset cord.
The Pink 500 needs a dial as it is seized.

Now to find a Blue and a Red 302 to complete the set.

tubaman · October 21, 2019, 08:48:05 AM

I was just trying to find the 'Very jealous' emoticon but we don't seem to have one!
Dare I ask the prices?

..... · October 21, 2019, 09:40:50 AM

Quote from: tubaman on October 21, 2019, 08:48:05 AM
I was just trying to find the 'Very jealous' emoticon but we don't seem to have one!
Dare I ask the prices?

I can say this, the pink 500 was only $10.00 CDN. The 302's were a bit more, but well below the average going price.

Dan/Panther · October 21, 2019, 01:04:58 PM

Duffy;

You don't need a new dial. The old one just needs a good cleaning.

D/P

mazda_matt · October 21, 2019, 03:50:36 PM

I have some really nice cloth curly cords to match both those phones

..... · October 21, 2019, 04:30:52 PM

Quote from: mazda_matt on October 21, 2019, 03:50:36 PM
I have some really nice cloth curly cords to match both those phones

Stop reading my mind Matt! LOL I'll be needing them soon, I'm almost finished. Just have to reassemble them.
Looks like another trip to my go to phone shop.

HarrySmith · October 21, 2019, 04:44:33 PM

What would have been the original cords for these? Did they have curly cords or color matched cords when these were produced?

..... · October 21, 2019, 04:47:15 PM

Quote from: HarrySmith on October 21, 2019, 04:44:33 PM
What would have been the original cords for these? Did they have curly cords or color matched cords when these were produced?

Harry they would have been straight matching coloured cloth cords.

HarrySmith · October 21, 2019, 05:08:43 PM

That's what I was thinking. Thanks for confirming.

Doug Rose · October 22, 2019, 09:38:28 AM

I have matching curly handset cords on my Ivory, Red and Blue 302s ...Doug

Babybearjs · October 22, 2019, 03:18:05 PM

the red 302 is really nice. I had an Ivory one once, it was so discolored and ruined, I wound up having to junk the case and handset. as like yours, the hairline cracks really ruined the appearance of the phone, not to mention the warping of the chassis. after that I just stayed with the black ones.... easier to refurbish and the parts were in better condition. the colored 302's seem to always have cracking and real bad fading. the handsets warp and the receiver caps crack and break. I have yet to find a good colored 302 that hasn't been painted.... I've got 2 black 302's that were repainted, one in green and the other in grey-green. when I find them, I just clean them up and put them back in to a usable state. now, just collecting dust... they both work...

..... · October 22, 2019, 05:04:20 PM

Here are the 3 colour's cleaned up with my other 302's. I also have a 444 EC and a 465 KC-3 in the collection.
Ray Kotke has a set of Ivory caps for me, so that will fix the cracked cap issue.

Babybearjs · October 23, 2019, 05:29:22 AM

your 444 and 464 are really nice, just like mine.... except I opted to add some brass and chrome to some of my sets. I'm surprised to see the 400 series has rebounded in price and are now worth some money. all mine are in usable order and I have 2 445's in use in my home. really nice phones!

..... · October 23, 2019, 06:34:53 AM

Quote from: Babybearjs on October 23, 2019, 05:29:22 AM
your 444 and 464 are really nice, just like mine.... except I opted to add some brass and chrome to some of my sets. I'm surprised to see the 400 series has rebounded in price and are now worth some money. all mine are in usable order and I have 2 445's in use in my home. really nice phones!

Thanks John

Post a picture of yours, it would be nice to see them or if you already have them posted here in the forums. Post that link.

Mine are still as I received them, other than a little cleaning. They are on my to do list or should I say "my extra long of I have to do that list". LOL
I'm sure that there are a few of us here that has that same extra long list.

Babybearjs · October 23, 2019, 10:42:37 PM

here we go.... I bought almost all my 400 series phones for less than $25.00... restored and ready to use, these phones can really fetch a good price! these work great on my key system! the blue 464 originally was robin egg blue, I repainted it to bring it forward to the colors that are more common now. I call the phone "The Leathermans Phone" (black and Blue) its truly on of a kind...

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