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Posted 13 years ago
ttomtucker
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I bought this Western Electric Type 85 fiddleback telephone thinking it might be oak under all that grime. Most of the Western Electric type 85's were made of walnut. There are patent dates stamped on the side and they start from 1886 to 1901. It took me several stripping and a bleaching job to bring this telephone back to it's original oak look.
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great job! How did it get so nasty to begin with?
Beautiful restoration!
packrat-place, good question I believe it sat in some garage or muffler storage area for at least 50 years. It had black soot that covered the phone.
Thank you Pop_abides, packrat-place, kerry10456, scandinavian_place, mrmajestic1
Thank you officialfuel
Beautiful work tom. You must have a heck of a lot of patience based on the first photo!
Scott
Wow what a transformation, good job on bringing that gem back, are you sure that phone wasn't in a coal mine LOL.
Beautiful restoration job, Tom. I always enjoy seeing your telephones.
Thank you Trey, AntiquePhoneGal
Thank you beachbomb
Thank you earthandmagneto
Thank you gggg, Kevin
all I can say is Wow! Really nice job bringing it back to life . . amazing.
Your phone collection is spectacular, very good.
Thank you for sharing.
I love that model, one that reminds me in the house of my paternal grandparents.
Yuko
WOW ttom, night & day!! EXELLENT JOB!