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Started by Adam, September 16, 2010, 11:26:10 AM

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Russ Kirk

My Red Touchtone Grillo.  Did they call it touchtone in Italy?
- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

Russ Kirk

My red Stromberg Carlson 1543
- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

Dan/Panther

Did Western Electric make a Peking red 500  ? Seems I've heard some referred to as Coke Red. The photos always look Red but in person they are almost a maroon color.

D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

Russ Kirk

WE 2564
- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

Russ Kirk

a British GPO 706F Mark 2; the color is called Lacquer Red (or colour in Great Britain).

- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

Russ Kirk

Still rings today!  Made by the "The Steel Stamping Co. Lorrain Ohio"  Its a toy about 3/4 the size of a 500 set.

- Russ Kirk
ATCA & TCI

KaiserFrazer67

#96
Hello everyone; Phone-itis is back in my system after about a year's hibernation...  ::) ...and I finally got my own red phone!!  :)

Here's my latest eBay find; a code-correct 1972 Automatic Electric Type 80 in Garnet Red.  Didn't take much to restore and clean up; works perfectly.

I also love red phones (although the really old ones are a bit beyond my reach financially), and growing up with the General System/GTE serving my area, I'm quite partial to AE phones.  The 80s seem to have a nicer, more pleasant overall shape than the WE 500s, although that is merely my opinion.

I do love the shade of red on the AE phones; they seem to be less to the orange side and more of a deep ruby color.
-Tom from Oakfield, Wisconsin --  My CO CLLI & switch: OKFDWIXADS0--GTD-5 EAX

"Problems are merely opportunities in workclothes." -Henry J. Kaiser

AE_Collector

AE 80 in Garnet Red

AE_Collector

AE 982 Wall Stylelines in Candy Apple Red. Rotary or Touch Call!

Gary Millam

My Red WE 302

paul-f

#100
A few red sets...

Zenith discussion: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=11680.0


[edit - corrected link]
Visit: paul-f.com         WE  500  Design_Line

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paul-f

A few more ...
Visit: paul-f.com         WE  500  Design_Line

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Dan/Panther

Paul, is the Zenith phone a WE 500, and is it Coke Red, not the dark red like most.
What year is it.

D/P

The More People I meet, The More I Love, and MISS My Dog.  Dan Robinson

paul-f

Quote from: Dan/Panther on March 12, 2019, 01:05:22 PM
Paul, is the Zenith phone a WE 500, and is it Coke Red, not the dark red like most.
What year is it.
Dan,

It's not a 500. They used an ITT housing for their custom circuitry.

BTW, I corrected the forum link above. That topic shows a few more photos and some background. Still looking for more info.
Visit: paul-f.com         WE  500  Design_Line

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HowardPgh

#104
Is this AE buttset red enough to qualify for the Red Phones thread?
Howard