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Art Deco Metal Housing Western Electric 302 telephone This desirable early version 302 H-1 metal housing phone has been disassembled & truly meticulously restored. Refinished with old-fashioned black lacquer paint and mint. Works and rings like it did over 68+ years ago. You can dial out and receive calls with this phone. Originally designed in the 1930's by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss. These classic rotary dial phones were the workhorse of the Bell System from the late 1930's up until the 1960's. The Western Electric 302 desk telephone was introduced in 1937. The first versions had a die-cast zinc housing and during the War changed to a thermo-plastic housing. The F-1 handsets were first made of bakelite and later changed to the much lighter thermo-plastic. The 302 was the first Bell System subscriber desk phone to contain the ringer and induction coil in the base of the phone. Previous desk models required a separate subscriber set or bell box (ringer). The nickel fingerstop is polished and looks beautiful. The fingerwheel & dial center ring are mint. The numbercard is original and reads "For INFORMATION ON DIALING see directory" Equipped with a beautiful porcelain O perator dial plate. The #4 dial has been renovated and pulses correctly at 10 pulses per second (bell system standard). The dial is a #4 which came standard on these early 302 sets. The later 302 phones have the #5 dial. You can hear the actual dial spin if you . I love the ratchety, clickity-clack sound that the #4 dials make! (232 KB wav file) Scroll down to hear the phone ring also. I really enjoy working on telephones & I spend many, many hours on each phone. I never take shortcuts or skip details to compromise the quality. Check out my about page to learn more about my restorations. No chips, cracks or scratches, haze or roughness on this 302 phone. It has a beautiful gloss. This phone has been expertly restored. This Art Deco phone is equipped with brass bells. One bell gong has a higher tone than the other one to produce a unique bell sound that only an old telephone can give you. It's nice to hear a real bell ring in our world of harsh electronic noises. I recorded the actual ring from this telephone so you can hear it. to hear the ring. (241 KB wav file)I have been restoring telephones professionally for years. I use the deepest black lacquer available for that original look. I guarantee this phone is complete, working and has all original W. E. parts. The only items I replaced are the brown cloth cords. I never use clearcoats, paint or any other additive on my bakelite handsets. The inside of the phone is all original and complete with the original dial, ringer, induction coil and capacitor. These wonderful old phones have no problems dialing out, receiving calls or ringing with their original components. Our phone lines are still electrically identical to the way they were many years ago.The paint on the stamped steel base is original and the original riveted leather feet are in absolutely beautiful condition and haven't been recovered.You rarely see them like this. I pay attention to all details inside and out . The base of phone and induction coil have a 1937 date stamp. are several of the differences that the earliest 302 phones have............ H1-3 is stamped into the housing on the rear just above the line cord opening. That was only done on the earliest 302 phones. The first model 302s have vents in the fingerhold area. The later 302 phones do not. The leather feet on the early phones are riveted on. The later 302 phone feet are screwed on with machine screws. The plungers are a smaller...
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