Nice Flea Market Find a WE NET Walnut Ringer Box

[Doug Rose]

Janet was out again this morning and came back with some really nice phones, but one stands out which is a keeper. A Beautiful Western Electric New England telephone Walnut ringer box. This is so cool and in wonderful condition. A quick wipe with Howard's and I lightly steel wooled the junk of the gongs (paint is original) and cleaned the brass up a bit and here it is. Being from MA, I really hunt anything New England Telephone and its burned right into the wood on the side. The WE decal is still in fine shape. This was a great find for me by my better half!....Doug

[Jim Stettler]

Nice ringer and nicely marked, beautiful condition.
What are you going to sell to make room for it?
Jim

[Craig T]

Doug, Your wife is a phone magnet, simply amazing! You two are on some streak these past couple months. Congrats!

[Greg G.]

Doug, Your wife is a phone magnet, simply amazing!

She got a sister?

[Kenny C]

or a much younger sister

[KeithB]

Or even an older sister with similar interests and concerns? 

[Dennis Markham]

Beautiful ringer, Doug!  I guess I'm going to have to make a drive out eat.  All the good stuff is there!!

[Doug Rose]

Beautiful ringer, Doug!  I guess I'm going to have to make a drive out eat.  All the good stuff is there!!

Dennis....we have had a good streak this Summer, but there have been times when over and over there was nothing but broken trimlines. You take the good with the bad. This was good...Doug

[Gary]

Beautiful looking ringer box Doug.  Love the clear markings!

[Doug Rose]

Gary...I wish I had taken a before picture. This was an absolute mess. The posts were rusty, the black gongs had what I thought was corrosion on them and the wood was dull and lifeless. Some fine steel wool, an hour or labor and Howards. This was an amazing transformation. I am thrilled with it...Doug

[Greg G.]

Gary...I wish I had taken a before picture. This was an absolute mess. The posts were rusty, the black gongs had what I thought was corrosion on them and the wood was dull and lifeless. Some fine steel wool, an hour or labor and Howards. This was an amazing transformation. I am thrilled with it...Doug

Ok, you've inspired me to take a second look at wooden subsets.  I confess I haven't really given them much attention because, well, they just looked like a square wooden box with bells.  I have one that's just been sitting here entirely ignored for almost two years.  It came with my 202.

[Gary]

I like the clear "New England Telephone" lettering.
Another good looking one Brinybay.
I just picked up an old wooden ringer box with no markings at all, just a "10" on the lower cabinet face behind the door.  I cleaned up the grime all over the magneto and it does ring the bells.

[bwanna]

very nice, doug. janet is a great "picker"  i like your gongs, briny 

[Doug Rose]

very nice, doug. janet is a great "picker"  i like your gongs, briny 

thanks Donna and congrats on your new addition!!....Doug

[Sargeguy]

Doug,
I just acquired one of these boxes with the same stamp, apparently from the Freeport ME area.  



Mine has a few differences:

Nickel plated gongs with hex nuts

No decal or Western Electric markings of any kind



Stamped "2500" on top

"Poor" written in pencil on the bottom