Thanks for all the help guys. I swapped out the original cord with a spade to modular connection. I also had to move the black wire from G to L1 to make it ring. I can hold on to the original cord if I want to get more adventurous later, but I really don't have the time or tools to repair the old cord. I know it doesn't have a fully antique feel, but I have a functioning, and apparently indestructible telephone that is worth the $30 I now have invested in the project. More importantly, my wife loves the rotary dial and the way it rings. This was fun.
