Several years ago a guy on ebay was selling an Imperial 202 he claimed he removed from the home of Mae West in the early 70's, when he was an installer. He replaced all her phones with new Princess phones. He said she had the cord of the Imperial tied around the leg of the bed. He said he asked the maid if Miss West was home, and she said no, but if he came back tomorrow, he could meet her. So this, he did, and had a cup of tea with her. He claims she said "I could have a lot of fun with you if I was younger".
Funny story I thought was worth repeating here. There was also an Imperial on ebay for sale that claimed to have been in Cher's house....also one from Desilu Studios....talk about a GENUINE "Lucy" phone!
A few years ago when "Six Feet Under" went off HBO, they auctioned off a lot of the props on ebay. They had a 2554 wall phone in their "prep" room, and I remember regretting not bidding on it. I think it only went for about sixty bucks.