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[rdelius]

I do not know if anybody sells them. When i was Chicago Old Telephone co we had a local machinist turn some out of Delrin plastic. You might see if C.O.T is still in business in Canada . If you are a member of the collecting clubs , you might try to look up  Richard Marsh in  Hemat Cal.
Robby

[Doug Rose]

  When i was Chicago Old Telephone co
Robby

Hey Robby...I just won this on eBay 220638160769. Is this your handiwork? Any idea where I can get some ivory paint to try and smooth out a few marks.....thanks....Doug

[rdelius]

That is one of our telephones. All the automatic number cards had the same flaw. We had a local painter paint them .Do not have any touch up paint though.Those sets were difficult to find.
Robby

[Doug Rose]

Robby...you are right, these are very tough to find without missing pieces or chips in the bakelite. I am prepared to strip it, but would love to see if I could use a toothpick to try and repaint a few of the bad areas and keep it as is. Macthing the paint will be next to impossible considering it has faded over time. It was a steal at $33.....thanks...Doug

[AE_Collector]

That is one of our telephones. All the automatic number cards had the same flaw. Robby

What is the flaw in the number card? It looks like there is a little break in the white circle just to the left of top dead centre?

Terry

[rdelius]

A bad number card was copied and the flaw was never touched up.No photoshop then.
Robby