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Nice 1953 500 for £27 go on then..

Started by JubileeCompact, August 26, 2015, 12:11:22 PM

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JubileeCompact

Hi Guys
My better half just won this beauty for £27 inc post( it was already over here ). We have been after an early 500 for ages and this will do nicely :-)
Seamus
Seamus

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Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?

Doug

JubileeCompact

Not got it yet, those are the auction pics.
Will update when it arrives :)
Seamus

WEBellSystemChristian

Quote from: Autonut on August 26, 2015, 12:45:23 PM
Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?

Doug
If it were a Northern, I believe there would be three dashes near the manufacturer date.

Nice find!
Christian Petterson

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Quote from: WEBellSystemChristian on August 26, 2015, 03:07:58 PM
Quote from: Autonut on August 26, 2015, 12:45:23 PM
Is it a Western Electric or a Northern Electric?

Doug
If it were a Northern, I believe there would be three dashes near the manufacturer date.

Nice find!

The dashes usually indicate the quarter, so in this case there'd only be one.  In addition, from what I've seen in my own collection, Northern Electric used a glossy black paint on the base, while it would appear that Western generally used a matt finish.  This one looks matt.

That is a nice find.  One year off my birthday phone that I have yet to find (1/52)!
David

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A phone phanatic since I was less than 2 (thanks to Fisher Price); collector since a teenager; now able to afford to play!
Favorite Phone: Western Electric Trimline - it just feels right holding it up to my face!