Western Electric Model 500 – For Sale
I have just listed a very nice Western Electric model 500 C/D for sale on eBay. You are looking at a photo of the phone. This is one of the nicer phones that I have run across lately. The base of this phone was made in 1962 and the plastic, handset, dial and ringer bells are from 1963. Take a look!
This phone has sold! I have more red phones available. If you don’t see one here, e-mail me !
4 responses to “Western Electric Model 500 – For Sale”
Posted: February 23rd, 2007 at 1:51 am
I have an older 2500 model that has a slight blemish on top, between the hook switches. How do you polish the plastic to achieve such a beautiful finish?
Kind regards,
Jorge Amely
Posted: February 23rd, 2007 at 2:15 am
Thanks Jorge for your question. I have been very successful with a polish called Novus. Novus polish is available in three grades. #1 is a fine, finish polish and comes in a bottle with a spray pump. The bottle has a blue label. Polish #2, with a red label is a medium grade polish and really the workhorse. In the green labeled bottle is Novus #3 which is for deeper scratches. I have been unable to locate Novus polish in retail stores but have been successful in finding it on eBay. Most times all three bottles are purchased together. I purchase Novus #2 in a half gallon bottle. I’m sure if you contact the sellers they will be able to help you.
After generous portions of polish are applied I spend a lot of time rubbing, buffing, more polish, more rubbing and more buffing until the desired shine is attained. Hope this helps.
Posted: March 14th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
Thanks for the tip on Novus polish! If you want to clean and polish bakelite I would also recomend “paste polishing number 5” from greygate chemical products, specifically designed for cleaning Bakelite telephones. Although as far as I am aware this is only available from the UK. Regards Karen
Posted: March 15th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Thank you Karen. I recently heard that Novus polish is sold at Harley Davidson motorcycle shops over the counter. I have had a difficult time finding it in retail stores. Maybe someone can give that a try and report back. Thanks for your comments.