Update on the 760A shell...

I have finally completed the polishing of this thing. I wound up spending more time on it than any nasty old 500 shell that I have cleaned up. I have never seen a piece of plastic so discolored so deeply, and so beat up as well.

Took over eight hours of careful hand sanding (in order not to round the edges or destroy the 'Western Electric' logo.

But, after careful sanding and hand polishing, it is nice and shiny. The two holes that had been where the socket had been 'attached' are smooth and glossy as well, but there is just a bit of color difference between the shell and the patches. Its not perfect, (nor am I :rolleyes: ), but I am quite happy with the outcome. Tomorrow after work, I will clean the metal base, reattach the speaker to said base and re-assemble the unit (sans cord until I can find one).

I will post photos either tomorrow or monday.

Joe

Real comms took 200lb teletypes, hand keys, sounders, operators and cranked phones!