Vintage Finds Online: Part Eight

[Ultramatic]

House hold appliances - $1 (lake hopatcong)

 

 

http://newjersey.craigslist.org/app/3928315147.html

 

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Vintage 36" Caloric Gas Stove - $50 (Rising Sun, MD)

 

 

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/app/3902403362.html

 

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VTG Western Electric Mushroom Rotary Dial Telephone Phone LI

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-Western...064?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4610a5dc80

 

[classiccaprice]

I got a turquoise rotary the other day at goodwill for less than $5, notably it needs a little work, but not that much!

 

[ovrphil]

Rotary Phone - Western Electric

That Mushroom W.E. rotary phone must have a movie history with Marilyn Monroe or ? What are these eBay sellers smokin'?

Since you mentioned rotary and Western Electric - I just mounted this two-toned Western Electric on the wall, between kitchen and living room. While it's not exactly 50s colorful or 60s hip, it's fun to use; as crazy as it sounds, it slows one down and reminds me of less crazy-paced times. ( I have many other digital phones(incl. an AT&T Touch-a-Matic 1600 and it's retro in the digital world...as we need digital to reply to "if you'd like to speak to a real person, press 10...I'm sorry, there's no mailbox for that number...") ! The dial days were so quiet and easy.

And how many of you remember calling the time on your rotary phone? GR 21212 is what we used dial, and hear the lady say, "At the tone, the time will be...". And we'd set our clocks and thought that was cool.

 

[Ultramatic]

Nice!

<span style="font-size: medium;">What an interesting phone! I've never seen that model before Phil. </span>

 

[polkanut]

Speaking of phones, call "BR-549" for the best deals in used cars around.  Right Junior?

 

[ovrphil]

Louie : I don't what it is, and all I can find on the bottom is a serial number and some other really obscure alpha-numeric numbers that yield zip on a search. I did find one...sold already...on etsy.com
Thanks, I love it - and I have never seen one like it, either.

http://www.etsy.com/listing/116530992/70s-desktop-rotary-dial-phone-in-brown

Used cars? BR-549 ? I called and it said, "Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight". (wink)

 

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<span style="font-size: medium;">Where did you get yours Phil? Looking at the handset, it can't be too old.I'm sure there has to be a touch tone version of it. But dial, thats really nice!</span>

 

[ovrphil]

The handset is more like early to mid 1980's IF we compare it to my AT&T Touch-a-Matic 1600 (1983-85)with the same headset.

It does look like it should have a touch tone version, with all that space on it.

I forget where I found it...but it was one of the other thrift shops- I think it was Park Avenue Thrift. Funny, I've been picking up little things for a year, and forgot the sources. It's part of the disease of thrifting, right? ;-)

 

[Ultramatic]

<span style="font-size: medium;">Yes, it certainly is Phil. </span>

 

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General Electric Mixer (handheld and on stand) - Retro - wor

 

 

http://lynchburg.craigslist.org/app/3939220304.html

 

[polkanut]

I was wondering if anyone would remember the BR-549 phone no.  Who else know where it's from?

 

[polkanut]

Universal

How about a 40" Universal gas range?  For $300 it can be yours.  Located in Amherst, WI.  It could with a good cleaning though.

http://wausau.craigslist.org/atq/3942020815.html

 

[ovrphil]

"I'll stand upon head til my face is turnin' re

Polkanut(Tim): I don't remember that phone number; but just to digress shortly....will never forget this Ford dealer who did everything to sell a car; used and new cars....he had his own style, even if it was outrageous, dumb, and/or obnoxious:

 

[ovrphil]

JBL Metregon C45 Paragon console stereo speakers JB Lansing

Since we have a few aw.org fans who love vintage and high-end stereo - how's this?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/ele/3938486075.html

 

[polkanut]

BR-549 was the phone no. on the card Jr. Samples would hold up when he did his used car salesman routine on "Hee Haw".

 

[pdub]

ovrphil

Phil-

Your white telephone is called an Exeter. It was part of the Design Line series. They were available in rotary or touchtone.

They came with a grasscloth faceplate or you could make your own with a supplied template.

The ones in brown came with a faux alligator skin faceplate.

Here is a link to one on ebay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Western-Ele...ultDomain_0&hash=item53fb1872d5#ht_651wt_1170

 

[Ultramatic]

Check out this link...

 

<span style="font-size: medium;">All about "Designer" phones:</span>

 

<span style="font-size: medium;">http://paul-f.com/weDesignLine.html#Indianapolis</span>

 

[ovrphil]

Patrick (pdub) - hey, thanks man! I have been looking for some identification. No one wants that one for $13.
The other link is really good - I once stumbled on it and never bookmarked it...got it now. I'm watching the video about the Design Line. Thanks again - I guess my phone could be any year between late 1979 and early 1980s', but not later than 1984, it seems.