Here is a very nice, very original Western Electric telephone. It is the model 302.
It was the first Western Electric telephone to be designed with out a subset or outside ringer. Everything is self contained. In 1941 due to the war and the critical need for metal, the 302 telephone went thru a major change and was then made of thermoplastic. This is the thermoplastic and Bakelite model.
Some call this the Dreyfus phone as Henry Dreyfus (1904-1972) was the designer of this Art Deco telephone from the thirties. Others call this the Lucy phone as this telephone was used on the black and white television series I Love Lucy.
This was and is in my opinion. The finest telephone ever made or designed. No telephone has ever been designed that could ever compete with the 302. The best working Art deco phone... a real workhorse, after the 302 model everything went in the way of being made cheap.
This one has an aftermarket red cover over the original phone including the handset . The red cover is removable ant time you want the black phone itself. The black housing underneath are not chipped cracked or damaged.
The #5 dial has been cleaned and calibrated and lubricated. The beautiful sounding brass bells have been polished to bring the best sound.
We hope that you will get great enjoyment from listening to the old ring that only an antique telephone can provide.
This Western Electric 302 telephone works well and will give you a lifetime of use and enjoyment.