Look at What I Found This Morning

[John S]

Larry GREAT find!  Congrats.............

John

[LarryInMichigan]

I didn't want to leave this phone lying around in pieces any longer, so I did some quick sanding and polishing and reassembled the phone last night.  The piece that attaches to the shell below the cradle had fallen off a desk into a pile of stuff, and I spent quite a bit of time trying to find it.  The phone is all back together and working perfectly now.  There are still a few small dents and scratches, but the phone no longer looks like it was polished with steel wool.  I expropriated a four-conductor red line cord from a 500 and used a spare "Please Answer Promptly" dial center.  I briefly connected a transformer to the black and yellow wires, and the light worked fine.  The bulb is marked "GE", so I wonder if it is a replacement.

Larry

[DavePEI]

Nice, Larry! Lucky you! We never see them around here.

Dave

[Dennis Markham]

Very nice, Larry.  Turned out great!

[BDM]

Nice Larry

[poplar1]

GE is probably the original supplier for the lamp.

8.01  For the 500H illuminated dial set, a 6- to 8-volt ac or dc
         power supply must be provided to light the dial lamp
(GE #46 MAZDA). The dial lamp lights when the handset  is
removed from switchhook.

BSP C32.537 Issue 3, April, 1954
500 Series Telephone Sets
(500 and 501 Type)
Installation

[LarryInMichigan]

GE is probably the original supplier for the lamp.

8.01  For the 500H illuminated dial set, a 6- to 8-volt ac or dc
         power supply must be provided to light the dial lamp
(GE #46 MAZDA). The dial lamp lights when the handset  is
removed from switchhook.

BSP C32.537 Issue 3, April, 1954
500 Series Telephone Sets
(500 and 501 Type)
Installation

Apparently, the bulb is original or at least authentic.

Thank you to everyone.

Larry

[HarrySmith]

Very nice Looks great! That was a fantatstic find! I think it will be the find of the month for sure

[WesternElectricBen]

Looks nice, I'm still very envious!

Ben