Pictures of My Telephone Collection - ETS1979

[paul-f]

The Bell System only had a few of the variations of the plastic candlestick phone:
 http://www.paul-f.com/weDesignLine.html#Stick

ATC/DecoTel made quite a few others.  I have them in aqua and yellow.  The early ones required a subset containing the ringer and network.
 http://www.paul-f.com/we581.html

Here are a few others from my photo collection.  There are numerous versions for sports teams, universities and commercial products.

[paul-f]

Also...The sets were often sold as housings only with dummy, non-functioning dials (like the Pepsi phone above).  The phone company had to be contacted to supply the internal components.  If you buy any ATC or DecoTel phone from a photo, look carefully at the dial!

[Kenny C]

the dial works that is the first thing I do when I pick up a telephone is to see if the dial is good or gummy.

[Jim Stettler]

the dial works that is the first thing I do when I pick up a telephone is to see if the dial is good or gummy.

I always check the bottom first, then the dial. That is just me tho.
I found an AE tagged WE at a shop once. I turned it over and it had the WE BSP spec for "antique" housings stenciled in paint on the bottom. This was before april 1, so I posted a photo and called it a WE40. It is currently at the JKL Museum.

Jim

[AET]

I need a ringer for one of these sticks if anyone wants to sell me one.  I'd appreciate it.

[Kenny C]

the dial works that is the first thing I do when I pick up a telephone is to see if the dial is good or gummy.

I always check the bottom first, then the dial. That is just me tho.
I found an AE tagged WE at a shop once. I turned it over and it had the WE BSP spec for "antique" housings stenciled in paint on the bottom. This was before april 1, so I posted a photo and called it a WE40. It is currently at the JKL Museum.

Jim

that is the second thing I do, and the third thing i do is buy it

[paul-f]

In case I was too subtle, the dummy dial is just a hole filler for display.  It's just a few pieces of plastic that look somewhat like a dial.  The "fingerwheel" is fixed.

Here's a close-up and a few phones in school colors for your Sunday viewing pleasure.

[WesternElectricBen]

Amazing! Those phones are truly beautiful!
Ben