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Special Announcement for the 2021 Find of the Month contests:
Scott has offered a prize for each monthly winner.
It is an AT&T poster 25 1/2 inch by 13 inch
This is the long version of the phone book cover poster.
These are a free prize including shipping

Monthly winners will be notified by Scott for shipping details.
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Post your "Find of the Month" here.

A "Find of the Month" is a telephone or a related item that you acquired during the month that you are particularly excited about either because of its rarity, the difficulty you had in trying to find it for your collection or the exceptional "deal" that you got on it. Other than that, any discussion of or comments about the nominated phone are not allowed, FOTM nominations only. As stated below, "Ideally your item would be (first) posted in its own thread elsewhere on the forum" and if so, "the forum link if discussed in another topic" is to be included in the nomination reply.

If a significant discussion of a nominated phone starts in a FOTM topic, it will be moved to a new "discussion" topic in the appropriate board and if not, then simply removed.

The "Find of the Month" contest is focused on the collection of telephones rather than on their sale for a profit. To be eligible for the "Find of the Month" contest:

- The finder must have personally acquired and actually own the item.
- The item can be acquired for free but it can not be a gift or present from anyone.
- The item (or any of its components) cannot be put up for sale during the contest period.
- Only one "Find" per owner can be in a "Find of the Month" contest.


A Nomination Should Include:

1) where and/or how the item was found.
2) the price & shipping cost.
3) the forum link to the topic discussing the find.
4) the eBay link if won there.
5) other information of importance about the find (why the item is very important to you for any reason).
6) and one or two pictures of the item.


Ideally your item would be posted in its own thread elsewhere on the forum such as "Auction Talk", "Flea Market/Yard Sale Finds" or "Collectors Corner" Board. Then you or anyone else can nominate your "Find" to the Current "Find of the Month" thread by posting at least one picture and other details including the price paid, any shipping costs and a link to the original discussion on the forum. It is not a requirement that your find be posted elsewhere on the forum but the more details the better.

Nominations of phones listed in other forum discussion topics, by members that do not own the item but realize it is indeed a "find" worthy of being nominated as a "Find of the Month" candidate, are always welcome.

Please pick your best "Find" to submit for the month limiting your entry to one phone or one "Find" that might include limited multiple items. If you have already entered for the month and come up with something even better either submit your new find indicating that it replaces your previous entry OR you can enter your new Find in next months contest.

To check out a list of all past winners including the Find of the YEAR winners, click here:

          --> Winner's List <-- (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=12971.msg67140#msg67140)

TelePlay has grabbed pictures of all of the "Find of the Month" winners since we started this back in 2010 and he has put them into albums on forum. Thanks John.  To check them out, click here:
           --> Photo Album <-- (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=12971.msg180376#msg180376)

Jim S.

I'd like to nominate this... Definitely my find of the month!!

£34.00 plus £8.99 shipping in an online auction.

Seamus

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25440.0

I will nominate my set of replicas of the first phones, including the Gallows, Liquid Transmitter, Tuned Reed Receiver, and First Commercial Telephone.
All except for the gallows were made by Columbine machine shop. The gallows was made by Bell Labs.
Got the set for $950 at the 50th anniversary ATCA national show in Shipshewana, IN.

>edit for discussion link < http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25450.msg250289#msg250289

I'd like to add this Automatic Electric model 50 wall phone for your consideration please.
It was purchased on July 28, but arrived in August so I hope it's OK as an August nomination.
Please keep in mind that it was found in Germany.
It has been discussed in 2 threads:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25422.msg250064#msg250064 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25422.msg250064#msg250064)
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25491.msg250534#msg250534 (http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25491.msg250534#msg250534)
Auction link: https://www.ebay.de/itm/203531862152 (https://www.ebay.de/itm/203531862152)
The cost was 38.49 € plus 3 € shipping (shared with a second item from the same seller) = 41.49 €, or ~49 $ US altogether.

This nomination is for MMikeJBenN27's Ivory 302.

Michael says:
'Bought this PRE-war ivory 302 off of E-Bay.  It cost $350.00, shipping was $30.35.  I grabbed this because pre-war colored plastic 302s are super rare.  As you can see, it is correct in all details.  I replaced the cords because I need a longer line cord, and I want to use that AE Extensicord that I have had laying around.  I kept the originals'.

Thread here: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=25478
eBay link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/174893458445

I will be posting the poll in about 12 hours.
Any last minute nominations?
Jim

The August 2021 Find of the month poll is now open.
Vote for two
5 day poll

Jim

You should be able to see the results after voting (now).
I think I had the settings wrong.
It should show now.
Jim

And the winning phone is:
MMikeJBenN27's              Pre-war Ivory 302                                                 $380.35 total   eBay
Congratulations Mike.

Thanks!  Great birthday present!

Mike

Nice Poster!

Mike

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=24768.0