Raleigh flea market

[rdelius]

Bought this soft plastic WE 500 set dated 9-58 today for $20.00.Handset somewhat discolored from dirty hands or make-up.Did not have a white one in my collection.
robby

[Dan]

Congrats, white is hard to find.
Great buy. I had a great weekend too, and I will post pics as soon as my camera battery charges.

[LarryInMichigan]

I went out to a big flea market this morning but saw no phones other than two 554s (one modular).  I did buy a Numechron and a Telechron clock though.


Larry

[Dan]

Hey larry, I have 4 numechrons, what kind did you get?

[jsowers]

Congratulations, Robby, on finding white soft plastic for a bargain price! You can try some rubbing compound on the handset and it might remove the embedded dirt. If it's staining, it may be a hard to fix. It almost looks like makeup.

Is there a bonus number card? I hope so.

Also, that coil cord could benefit from winding around a dowel and then leave it in the hot sun for a day or so on your car dashboard in the sun on a paper towel. Then bring it indoors and let it cool for a few hours and remove the dowel. At least that's what I do and it works for me.

[LarryInMichigan]

Hey larry, I have 4 numechrons, what kind did you get?

Dan,

It is mostly like Doug's in this post (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=3326.0), but without the "GMT" wording.  The date on the bottom is 1965.  The motor was terribly noisy when I first plugged it in, but I squirted plenty of oil into the little hole in the motor/gear housing, so it is not nearly as noisy now, but the motor is extremely hot.  After running 20 minutes, the motor is too hot to touch.

Larry

[Dan]

They run hot, looks like you got a good 24 hr military time one. There is a good youtube video showing how to lube them and it may help your motor.

[LarryInMichigan]

They run hot, looks like you got a good 24 hr military time one. There is a good youtube video showing how to lube them and it may help your motor.

Dan,

I just checked part of a video about these, and the guy in the video stated that his motors are also very hot, so I fell better now about mine.  Unfortunately, I foolishly cleaned some of the numbers off of the hour wheel while I was cleaning off the dirt, so it doesn't look quite so good.  Also, parts of the numbers on the second wheel have worn off.  The clock shell is in very good condition though.

Larry

[JimH]

Very nice, Robby!  Looks like you got a similar deal to my white soft plastic (2-58) I recently got for about $20 including shipping.  With the tenite shell and handset, I just used a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to remove the stains, and then some Novus #2 to bring the shine back up.   The soft plastic white doesn't seem to require any bleaching, just some elbow grease.
Nice Find!

[old_stuff_hound]

Raleigh, hmm? Fairgrounds or Capital Blvd?

Congrats on the phone!

We might be neighbors....

[rdelius]

Fairgrounds flea market. I dont speak spanish
Robby

[old_stuff_hound]

Fairgrounds flea market. I dont speak spanish
Robby

It's been years since I've been to the Capital Blvd flea market. No hablan Ingles there any more? I've started making the thrift store rounds again, but most of the thrift store I used to go to are gone.

Oh well, didn't mean to hijack the thread....

[gpo706]

My mother ended up having a mongrel white set in the living room as it looked so pretty as ext.24 through the Pana PBX.

Brushed up real nice.

I posted a thread but its a long story...