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Telephone Talk => Auction Talk => Topic started by: JubileeCompact on August 26, 2015, 12:11:22 PM

Title: Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..
Post by: JubileeCompact on August 26, 2015, 12:11:22 PM
Hi Guys
My better half just won this beauty for £27 inc post( it was already over here ). We have been after an early 500 for ages and this will do nicely :-)
Seamus
Title: Re: Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..
Post by: ..... on August 26, 2015, 12:45:23 PM
Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?

Doug
Title: Re: Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..
Post by: JubileeCompact on August 26, 2015, 12:47:35 PM
Not got it yet, those are the auction pics.
Will update when it arrives :)
Title: Re: Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..
Post by: WEBellSystemChristian on August 26, 2015, 03:07:58 PM
Quote from: Autonut on August 26, 2015, 12:45:23 PM
Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?

Doug
If it were a Northern, I believe there would be three dashes near the manufacturer date.

Nice find!
Title: Re: Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..
Post by: DNO on August 26, 2015, 04:59:34 PM
Quote from: WEBellSystemChristian on August 26, 2015, 03:07:58 PM
Quote from: Autonut on August 26, 2015, 12:45:23 PM
Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?

Doug
If it were a Northern, I believe there would be three dashes near the manufacturer date.

Nice find!

The dashes usually indicate the quarter, so in this case there'd only be one.  In addition, from what I've seen in my own collection, Northern Electric used a glossy black paint on the base, while it would appear that Western generally used a matt finish.  This one looks matt.

That is a nice find.  One year off my birthday phone that I have yet to find (1/52)!
Title: Re: Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..
Post by: compubit on August 26, 2015, 09:09:22 PM
Very nice catch!

Jim