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Other Telephone Information => Classifieds => Wanted => Topic started by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 01, 2023, 01:32:53 AM

Title: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 01, 2023, 01:32:53 AM
Does anybody have a black hard-wire shell for a 1500/2500 desk set?  Must be crack-free, but does not have to be new, does not matter what make it is.

Mike
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 02, 2023, 12:03:39 AM
If nobody has a black one, how about brown, orange, red, or yellow?

Mike
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: Contempra on February 02, 2023, 10:13:28 AM
Quote from: MMikeJBenN27 on February 02, 2023, 12:03:39 AMIf nobody has a black one, how about brown, orange, red, or yellow?

Mike

Unfortunately no one seems to have any. I have a brown one but I keep it, I use it in my living room. but you can join Daniel.B who is a member here. he could probably help you or, 'oldphoneworks' on the web . That's all I can do for you ,  Mike . Bonne chance .
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: HarrySmith on February 02, 2023, 10:45:33 AM
I have some tan or beige ones if that helps?
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: Contempra on February 02, 2023, 10:59:46 AM
It seems to me that it's a rarity in the BLACK, this shell, am I wrong?
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 02, 2023, 12:22:13 PM
Either that, or people with black Touch-Tone phones are still using them.

Mike
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 02, 2023, 12:24:33 PM
Are any hard-wired?

Mike
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: HarrySmith on February 02, 2023, 01:16:03 PM
I would have to check to be sure  but I am thinking they are modular.
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: Vern P on February 13, 2023, 07:42:32 PM
Over the years I have seen very few hard wired black 2500's. I would guess that most black 2500 were used in business, where they would be upgraded.
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: allnumbedup on February 14, 2023, 10:17:05 AM
I checked my stash and have no loose hardwired 2500 shells. You may know this already, but Mary at PhoneCo has NOS "mouseholes"  They work on handset and station cord notched shell holes. I recently bought a few for a couple of phones with 1960's shells that were notched post production. JC
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 14, 2023, 03:23:40 PM
Wow!  Always wondered if it was possible to make something like this!  Thanks for the info.!

Mike
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: HarrySmith on February 18, 2023, 06:06:12 PM
I dug our the cases. As I thought, all modular. It is yours if you want it.
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: HarrySmith on February 18, 2023, 06:08:16 PM
Pic did not attach first time..
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: SUnset2 on February 18, 2023, 08:18:06 PM
Here's a complete ITT non-modular 2500 on Ebay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/295534521751
Though I suspect you were hoping to find something cheaper.
You would think they would be a lot more common, but Touch-Tone became popular about the same time that the modular sets came out.
Title: Re: Wanted: Shell for Western/Northern Electric Touch-Tone
Post by: MMikeJBenN27 on February 19, 2023, 05:23:51 PM
Its not the price, its the fact that I have this phone that works with no shell.

Mike