Find of the Month - June 2013

[WesternElectricBen]

nice meeting you Ben! hope you have fun making that computer into a nice asterisk box!

It was nice meeting you too. I cant wait untill its done!

[AE40FAN]

Hey Ben,

You got a nice score there!  I'm jealous...especially of the rose beige 500...it looks mint!  I'm still looking for one.   You should definitely post more pictures of your find.  I'm sure we'd all like to see.  You wouldn't be bragging I'd say It's exciting.

[WesternElectricBen]

Hey Ben,

You got a nice score there!  I'm jealous...especially of the rose beige 500...it looks mint!  I'm still looking for one.   You should definitely post more pictures of your find.  I'm sure we'd all like to see.  You wouldn't be bragging I'd say It's exciting.

Its actualy not perfect, it has a crack from the handset rest to the dial piece. Though its still a great phone from a great person!! Thanks!
Ben

[zaphod01]

Here's the $5 1952 TA-236/FT after recoiling the handset cord and adding a Signal Corps dial card.

[LM Ericsson]

I will nominate my red soft plastic WE 500 with fat gray coil cord purchased for $55.

[AE40FAN]

I will nominate my red soft plastic WE 500 with fat gray coil cord purchased for $55.

That's a nice looking phone!  Where did you end up finding it?

[southernphoneman]

I will nominate my ITT 500 that I picked up from my local pickers for $5.00.

[LM Ericsson]

I will nominate my red soft plastic WE 500 with fat gray coil cord purchased for $55.

That's a nice looking phone!  Where did you end up finding it?

At an antique store after the Lancaster phone show!

[Gilas]

I will nominate my Mediterranean Blue with gray cord that I got off Ebay for $33.33.

[Sargeguy]

I will nominate my Western Electric 20-AP:



http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=9578.0

-A good deal at $39.99 (+$30 in nickel plating)
-Cleaned up nice
-Interesting mix of original parts
-Apparently a rare model

[tptech302]

Guess this isn't exactly a phone... but want to submit it anyways.

Found this Magicall on ebay snagged it for $26 + shipping, just got it today wired it up and it works great! Has a few scuff but doesn't appear to have been used couldn't find any names written in it.

[AE_Collector]

Good find to get a MagiCall dialer with it's power supply, tape cartridge AND the programmer. Something is usually missing.

Here is my green MagiCall dialer connected to my Jade green AE 880 Speakerphone.

Terry

[wds]

I'd like to nominate John S's wood Stromberg Carlson box.  I know it has already been sold, but still a great find. 

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=9601.msg103575#msg103575

[tptech302]

Good find to get a MagiCall dialer with it's power supply, tape cartridge AND the programmer. Something is usually missing.

Here is my green MagiCall dialer connected to my Jade green AE 880 Speakerphone.

Terry

WOW! that is a nice setup. I have been wanting one for sometime, but usually something was missing, surprised I got it for what I did, just stumbled upon it a few minutes before it ended and got lucky. If it was used the tape must have been replaced.

[AE_Collector]

They are pretty cool. A motorized drive that winds the tape (recording tape on the back and you can write the names on the front) from one reel to the other just like a reel to reel tape recorder. Only the tape is a couple of inches wide and the recording head travcels side to side across the back to record and then read the number saved on it when in use. Simple idea but very cool compared to the more modern electronic storage devices!

Terry