My first WE 851

[Babybearjs]

found a interesting listing on Ebay.... put in a high bid for $50.00 and won.... A W.E. #851 5 line Keyset in beige. A first for me.... wanted to try to get both the beige and black, but someone wants the black worse then me... I've been after one of these for years.... always too expensive for my budget.... if this works the way I'm hoping for, it will be in my shop....

[ESalter]

It looks like you got one of the early ones with the large Trimline style modular cord in the handset.  I saw a red one at a swap meet recently, but sadly someone beat me to it.  When I saw it, it was being proudly displayed behind the table of its new owner.

---Eric

[podor]

Well bought! Looks like it's in pretty good shape. Keep the pics coming!

[Babybearjs]

I looked at the pictures again and found the model number, its an 851BT early series. dated 1975... its going to look nice in my shop!

[Dave F]

Nice phone John.  851s are pretty cool.  I have a red and a blue.  Blue is NOS in the box.  I'll have to dig it out and take a picture.

DF

[Babybearjs]

wonder what the red one would look like with a white handset and a blue facemat??? kind of patriotic.....

[Babybearjs]

in the BSP it shows that there is suppose to be a plastic key escusion on the phone, but mine didn't have one... so I dug through my parts box and found an extra one... it fits but not well... were these phones suppose to use them??

[podor]

My 2851 has the plunger but no switch. I think the switch itself was installed as needed in the field.