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
Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?
Doug
Not got it yet, those are the auction pics.
Will update when it arrives :)
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!
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)!
Very nice catch!
Jim