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Started by Doug Rose, September 26, 2011, 07:27:20 PM

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Doug Rose

Were these gray cords from an early softplstic color 500 set? I lost at the very end....Doug

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Kenny C

I don't think those are gray cords. If they were from a 500 they would have the strain relief at the handset end. I think the cords are just black rubber and the camera makes them look gray.
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Doug Rose

Sorry....I forgot the picture. They really looked gray to me. I guess we'll never know...Doug
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LarryInMichigan

They look gray to me.  The phone tech probably had these in his truck in the early 50s when the phone needed new cords.  Connecting the handset cords inside the handset could have been a bit challenging it it's a 500 cord.

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ESalter

I'm leaning towards gray vinyl as well.  I could definitely see a camera flash making black rubber ones look that way, but the strain relief and size of the conductors(and spades) on the end of the line cord really look like one of the vinyl ones would.  Not that it matters, but that's my guess.  ---Eric