Find of the Month July 2022

[Jim Stettler]

Please review the overview for FOTM before nominating a phone'.
This helps keep the contest fair and consistent for everyone.


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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 Shall 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 <--

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 <--

Jim S.

[RDPipes]

I would like to nominate my 1953 WE Ivory 302 with all matching dates.
I found it on eBay as a "Make Offer" without bids, offered them $60 and they accepted. Turned out it wasn't as bad looking as the auction portrayed and found that it was my birth year phone. https://tinyurl.com/yw95xz3w So after shipping and tax I paid $79.69 which for me still aint too bad of a price. Unsure why it states $99 one bid when it was a "make Offer" that won it for $60. https://www.ebay.com/itm/204005138675

[SUnset2]

I will put up this 1955 Red Northern Electric 302 with what looks like Western Electric plastics.
It was on Ebay as a buy-it-now from a seller in Canada.

Discussion:
http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=26449.0;topicseen

Ebay Listing:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/204042863056
I paid $97 USD and $31 USD for shipping.

[countryman]

May I suggest this AE Type A shipboard phone for your consideration please.
It served on an American built West German marine ship. I found it on eBay for 50 € plus 12 € shipping (62 € or $ total).
Link: http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=1979.msg
and following page of that thread

[MMikeJBenN27]

I am putting my new Western Electric Silver Imperial in the running.  I got this on E-Bay July 20.  Handset cord was not attached to the handset, but was there, ditto for the transmitter cap and capsule.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/125424965700.  Here is the link and a couple of photos of it.  Hope I did it right.

Mike

[MMikeJBenN27]

Sorry, I left out details about my Silver Imperial.  It cost $79.99, and shipping was $20.35.

Mike

[Jim Stettler]

The Find of the Month July 2022 Poll is now open.
It is a 5 day poll.
Vote for up to 2.
Thanks,
Jim

[Jim Stettler]

July's winner is
RDPipes for their 1953 WE Ivory 302 with all matching dates bought for about $60.00  from ebay.
Great find.
Jim     

[RDPipes]

July's winner is
RDPipes for their 1953 WE Ivory 302 with all matching dates bought for about $60.00  from ebay.
Great find.
Jim     

To ALL the members, Thank you so much!

[MMikeJBenN27]

July's winner is
RDPipes for their 1953 WE Ivory 302 with all matching dates bought for about $60.00  from ebay.
Great find.
Jim     

Congratulations!

Mike

[RDPipes]

Thank you Mike!