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Step, crossbar, or other electromechanical PABX switching equipment. WE 1A1 KSU's. Western Electric key telephones in non-business colors, such as blue, yellow, pink, turquoise, red. Manual PBX's by Western, SC or others. Looking for a mint condition WE 555 PBX. WE Autovon tel sets. WE card dialers and unpunched dialing cards. WE TT telephones without the * and # keys. pink stuff from my collection
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Aurthur, neat picture, altho it sure looks like that stuff belongs in a little girls room. John C.
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Well, I installed the 2565HK-59 in my daughter's room, and it stayed there until I upgraded from 1A2 to a Samsung system a few years ago.
I have an equivalent number and assortment of blue ones, just in case you thought I was getting a little too in-touch with my feminine side.
Arthur P. Bloom "30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"
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You might want to connect with these folks. They have been around since the early 1970's. They have tons of connections: https://www.explorewisconsin.com/Phoneco/ Also, try the Telephone Tribute Web site. There are also plenty of links available on #9 on the Touch Tone dial at the head of their home page: https://www.telephonetribute.com/ Sadly, it appears that the Bell System Memorial Site is gone. Now that was a good place to find collectible WECO stuff. Fortunately, Telephone Tribute has many of the same links available.
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ED, a simple google search reveals that it is still up and running!! https://www.porticus.org/bell/bell.htm
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Yeah, Jeff I found that out later. It's just the link on the Telephone Tribute home page that doesn't work.
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Ed, Thanks for the links. I know about those folks, as they are all members of the ATCA, as am I. (member #1783)
Collectors all know the value (or perceived inflated value) of these antiques. That's why I occasionally ask among the non-collectors, hoping to find someone who doesn't think they have the rarest telephone ever made.
I offer a fair price for things that I have no intention of selling, unlike some of the so-called collectors who are just in it for the $.
Arthur P. Bloom "30 years of faithful service...15 years on hold"
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