Rare in the US= SUPER RARE in the UK = WE102!!

[JubileeCompact]

Hey guys
Just won this beauty- I assume the subset is later but for what it cost I am not complaining lol.......
Seamus
http://tinyurl.com/k2a8m33

[G-Man]

Hey guys
Just won this beauty- I assume the subset is later but for what it cost I am not complaining lol.......
Seamus
http://tinyurl.com/k2a8m33

Really Nice Instrument, And The Price Is Too!!

Not that it really matters but the bell box was manufactured by Stromberg Carlson.

[Contempra]

Really nice phone !:D

[Sargeguy]

They are not really rare, there are usually around half a cozen or so on eBay at any given time.  Still a good deal.  "Barn fresh" B-1/E-1s with dials usually go for around $150 USD, without the subset.  For fully restored ones in working order you can expect to add $100 or more.  

What type of dial is that?  It looks like it could be a #6.   

[poplar1]

 

What type of dial is that?  It looks like it could be a #6.   

Finger stop on #6 is much shorter.
Originally these were equipped with 2H dials with outside finger stop.

[david@london]

i'd love one of these, or a 202.
great to find one in the uk.

interesting that the stromberg carlson bellbox has cut corners like some SC phones ........

[Sargeguy]

Finger stop on #6 is much shorter.

That's good.  I would swap out that 164A dial plate for one of the earlier plates.  Those plates came out about 20-25 years after the B-1s were put into service and it would be unlikely a B-1 would have one (though not impossible).  They were used on #6 dials but are backwards compatible with earlier dials.  Hopefully it's a #4 or early #5.  I use #2 or #2/#4 dials on B-1s when I can because you get the patent dates around the housing.  As poplar1 pointed out, that is how they were originally issued.  A #2 would cost around $75 but would add at least that much value to your investment.

[poplar1]

Finger stop on #6 is much shorter.

That's good.  I would swap out that 164A dial plate for one of the earlier plates.  Those plates came out about 20-25 years after the B-1s were put into service and it would be unlikely a B-1 would have one (though not impossible).  They were used on #6 dials but are backwards compatible with earlier dials.  Hopefully it's a #4 or early #5.  I use #2 or #2/#4 dials on B-1s when I can because you get the patent dates around the housing.  As poplar1 pointed out, that is how they were originally issued.  A #2 would cost around $75 but would add at least that much value to your investment.

If you do invest in a 2-Type dial, be sure it is a 2H and not the much more common 2A. The 2H was used on A-mountings and B-mountings and C-mountings. The 2A was used on desk stands (candlesticks), 553A wall sets, and pay phones.

On later 2-type dials, the patent dates were moved to the back of the dial.