I was not even aware of the Western Electric 130 until Doug Rose emailed me a picture of it. I subsequently saw it in one of the collector books and one in Gary Golff's collection on his Web site. And, one came-up for sale on eBay. The two pictures of the phone restored are before I hung it.
Chuck
The nickel's so bright I gotta wear shades. 8)
Really beautiful job!
Sweet! Did you polish or have it re-nickeled?
Wonderful job, and those little gems sell for a nice chunk of change. It looks beautiful.
-Bill
Sargeguy
re-nickeled.
Chuck
Chuck:
That phone looks truly awesome. Congratulations! Did you paint the body too?
Chuck.....what a beautiful job!! This has been on my want list for years, you done good my friend! Put it front and center in your collection. Just a tad envious......Doug
AWESOME :o
Jorge - I refinished it with black japan. I am about to give up on japan. It has the advantage of being the authentic finish, but it doesn't seem to have the other characteristics (e.g., fast-drying, durability) that made it attractive to WECo compared to some modern paints.
Chuck
Is there someone out there who does plating and knows about telephone equipment? Or any specific company that can be recommended? And what's the typical cost for a handful of small parts?