I thought I resurrect this thread instead of starting a new one on the same subject.
Earlier this week, my wife Kathy and I visited a local antique store and she found this telephone. When she saw the phone she picked it up and opened the handset to see if the burgundy color was throughout the phone or just painted. This phone is not painted. She certainly knows what to look for in antique telephones!
This is the first Japanese phone in my collection. It was assembled by Iwasaki in August 1957 and is marked as a type 4C. it is in good shape and the only thing wrong is a small chip by the receiver holes. Two photos, one without flash; one with.
