no dial western electric telephone

[Doug Rose]

Mark...wonderful phone.....my suggestion would to reassemble the phone as you found it. You can get an E1 easily, I can supply you with one. A first quarter 1937 302 is really a valuable phone. Dates Matter!! This phone should be reassembled and then decide what you want to do with it.

You will do much better selling this phone as you found it. It is also important to keep a SEVENTY EIGHT year old phone intact. This is an important phone in history. There will not be a shortage of collectors to buy this.

Please reconsider!....Doug

[Kenton K]

I second Doug. It's not every day you see an awesome condition 1937 302!

KK

[mark9564]

Okay...I ended the auction and will put it back together. Doug I would be interested in buying an E1 from you. I will relist it as all original.

[Sargeguy]

I agree.  1937 302s with F-1s aren't that rare.  An all original 1937 302 with an E-1 is a very rare find and there is bound to be a bidding war over it, even without the dial.  You can get an E-1 for $40, whereas putting the original E-1 back on that phone will increase the final value by $100 or more. 

[unbeldi]

Clean up the outside of the housing a little bit and then give the paint a little polish.  Black shoe polish, the kind in the flat metal can, not liquid, works wonders and then wipe it all off in the end. Make sure you don't get any of it onto the cords or the leather feet. This phone will look almost like it did back then.

[mark9564]

All back together. Now who has a E1 I can buy??

[mark9564]

Cleaned up nice

[Kenton K]

Lovely! I want it!

[mark9564]

I have relisted, still would like to buy an E1.
Here is the listing
http://m.ebay.com/itm/261729811736?nav=SEARCH

[Doug Rose]

thanks Mark, it sure is a beauty! You should do very well with it. I'll check to see if I have any working E1s.......Doug

[TelePlay]

I have relisted, still would like to buy an E1.
Here is the listing
http://m.ebay.com/itm/261729811736

And the phone is up as an Auction Contest, #160:

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=13433.msg140541#top

[Doug Rose]

Mark...wonderful phone.....my suggestion would to reassemble the phone as you found it. You can get an E1 easily, I can supply you with one. A first quarter 1937 302 is really a valuable phone. Dates Matter!! This phone should be reassembled and then decide what you want to do with it.

You will do much better selling this phone as you found it. It is also important to keep a SEVENTY EIGHT year old phone intact. This is an important phone in history. There will not be a shortage of collectors to buy this.

Please reconsider!....Doug

Hey Mark....I bet you are very happy you put this phone back together!! $437 is much higher than I expected.....Congrats.....Doug

[mark9564]

Very pleased and suprised