Turquoise handset & curly cord

[Fordman 1966]

Hello all I'm in search of a turquoise handset and curly cord for a western Electric model 500 desk set I have one that has a aqua handset and a white curly cord the type I'm looking for has modular ends the phone works fine just need to find matching color parts someone out there has spares in there parts box help thanks Scott P.S.i know I the body looks blue but it is turquoise inside and out

[Dave F]

I also have a turquoise W.E. phone in need of a modular handset.  As has been previously discussed on this forum, modular turquoise handsets are, to put it mildly, extremely rare - if they exist at all.  I have been using a faded blue handset as a placeholder.  It will be interesting to see if either of us manages to find the real thing.

Good luck to both of us!

DF

[poplar1]

Paul's site -- paul-f.com -- shows that Turquoise (-64 color code) was available on Princess sets from 1959-1970 and on WE 500s from 1964 -  circa 1978.

        New in 1964
       -64 Turquoise  (NP 1963, MD ca. 1978)

The last new WE hardwired G3 handsets (1975-1976?) had G15 handles (with cutout for mini-modular handset cord).
(Hardwired phones were still installed in some areas, even though other areas had full modular sets, even in the same city, until late 1976.)

[Fordman 1966]

Yes i kinda figured it was kinda rare .saw a complete phone in a shop they wanted 300 bucks for it so it stayed there. It maybe rare but not that rare.