Posted 8 years ago
fortapache
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I recall seeing posts on the net showed several items that are now considered antiques and this phone was one of them. It was a bit of a joke but it came true.
The model 500 was made from 1950-1984 and probably the most common of phones. This one looks to close to the 1950 end. It isn't a modular phone that could be plugged in anywhere it was hard wired to the terminal.
It is very heavy with a lot of metal parts. The handset says "Western Electric Made in USA G 1". On the base under the hand set is "Bell System made by Western Electric".
I really enjoy seeing these sorts of things. Reminds me of my childhood.
This is great! I grew up using a telephone like this. I remember how great it was when the push button telephone came out. Those wonderful technological advancements:)
Thank you very much Efesgirl. We had one too.
Thank you very much Scott. Yes the push button phone was much faster. And with the modular connectors you could have more than one phone.
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TassieDevil
mikelv85
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packrat-place
Caperkid
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gargoylecollector
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EJW-54
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Thank you ttomtucker.
Thank you SEAN68.
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Trey
Love these old rotary telephones. I have a Bell Electric Model 500 C/D in Mediterranean Blue. Picked it up at a yard sale for 5.00 bucks. It was probably refurbished by ATT in the early 1970s. It works great and the ringer is loud. Probably weighs 5 pounds.
Thank you very much clockerman. I recall how loud these phones were. The nice thing about a modular phone was that it could be unplugged. This one was hard wired to the wall.
Thank you very much Thomas. I have been fine.