Here's my latest find with and an early date.

Dan/Panther · May 07, 2009, 02:18:21 PM

I saw this phone last night, and emailed to ask if it had dates on it anywhere.
When I opened my email account this morning, he had written back, and I immediately went to the auction, in hopes it was still available.
He said it was dated August 1951.
I needs cleaning, but my experience is that this looks like surface dirt.
D/P

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=350187454981

Tonyrotary · May 07, 2009, 02:23:09 PM

Way to go. Looks like there is potential to clean up well. Keep us posted!

bingster · May 07, 2009, 02:23:23 PM

Sweet deal, Dan! It looks like it will clean up nicely. Good dial card, too.

Dan/Panther · May 07, 2009, 02:32:40 PM

It had a make an offer option , and at $10.00 someone actually made an offer. That seems kinda cheap to me. I would have felt bad offering say $8.00 !!
If I had waited to make an offer, someone else may have gottn it with BIN.
If it turns out to be too dirty, then I can clean it up and at least get my money back.
Now I have a 51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, and 59-Black 500.
I let Bill Chail get the 52 a while back, I only had 55, and 56 at the time, turns out the 52 may be hard to find.
D/P

Dennis Markham · May 07, 2009, 02:56:06 PM

Nice buy Dan. Even with shipping it's reasonable at that price. And as Bingster said, that dial card looks like a keeper. Maybe there will be a "bonus" card underneath.

bingster · May 07, 2009, 02:58:50 PM

Quote from: Dan/Panther on May 07, 2009, 02:32:40 PM
I let Bill Chail get the 52 a while back, I only had 55, and 56 at the time, turns out the 52 may be hard to find.

You know where he lives. Send a couple goons around.

HobieSport · May 07, 2009, 03:10:52 PM

Good catch, D/P. And I like how the seller rescued the old beauty from a house that was about to be knocked down. He should get some kind of a medal for that.

Steve · May 07, 2009, 10:31:26 PM

The parts are worth more than that.

Steve · May 07, 2009, 10:34:08 PM

Quote from: Dennis Markham on May 07, 2009, 02:56:06 PM
Nice buy Dan. Even with shipping it's reasonable at that price. And as Bingster said, that dial card looks like a keeper. Maybe there will be a "bonus" card underneath.

I should send him an email offering $12.00 methinks

GOOD SCORE!

AET · May 07, 2009, 10:53:14 PM

Very nice! Even a good little story with it!

McHeath · May 07, 2009, 11:16:18 PM

Sweet find. I'm gettin' jealous of all youse folks getting these great buys.

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Here's my latest find with and an early date.

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