A300 Design Line Roll-top

[Phonesrfun]

While out of town over the Memorial Day week-end I found a Contempra Design Line A300 roll top at an antique store.  I almost missed it.  My wife pointed it out on a shelf behind the cash register when we were leaving.  $28.00....Not bad, considering the retractable cord is in pretty decent shape.  I would make it a daily driver, except that I don't want to screw up the cord.

(Note)  I had originally mistakenly called this a Contempra  -Bill

[AE_Collector]

Never seen one like that. Is it officially called Contempra?

When I read the title Contempra I thought Northern Electric/Telecom but nothing there looks Nortel to me.

There are a surprising number of different models of phones in wooden boxes aren't there!

Terry

[Phonesrfun]

The use of the word Contempra was an assumption on my part.  The only defining thing on the bottom is a sticker from Mountain Bell saying that it was sold on 6-18 (no year mentioned) and that the model (handwritten on the store label is "TmLt"  A Western Electric serial number label that says Serial # H668412 CS set.  There is a small barely legible additional label that says CS2833AG300 and then has some illegible numbers.

I think now would be a good time for me to check Paul F's site and see if there is a match for the model, and if it is not a Contempra, I can change my title.

[AE_Collector]

It sounds WECo so it probably isn't going to be hard to find out what it is. Just because NT has a Contempra model  doesn't mean that this can't be a WECo Contempra.

Terry

[Phonesrfun]

I should have checked Paul-F's website before posting.  It is a Design Line A300.  I made changes to my original post.  Thanks for questioning it, Terry.

[Jim Stettler]

I think they called them a roll-top stow away at the phone center stores.
Jim

[LM Ericsson]

It reminds me of a breadbox