You have to wonder sometimes.....

[Shovelhead]

Labor Day my wife and I went to a antique mall that we had seen last month. We didn't stop because we were on my bike and a severe thunderstorm warning was posted for the area and approaching.

We are looking for either a 1930's era end table or a telephone bench as a place for my WE 102 as we are moving the desk it sits on to another room.

My wife points out a phone to me. Painted black. The cord stands out. An Imperial, dial seems to work fine, handset cord cover frayed but original. Yes, you can see the gold in a couple of places. Painted the handset also. Mated to a 1968 685 subset.

Bad enough the condition, nope, gets worse IMO. Price $200.00  If it hadn't been painted I would have tried to bargain it down a bit as I could use the subset for my 233G. Unknown how much "prep" they did to the handset and the rest of the phone to "restore" it.

[poplar1]

You should be able to find a 685A for around $25. And decent Imperials can be found for around $50.