July 5, 2008
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The 302 was the Bell System's mainstay phone for two decades (1937-1958), and the first Western Electric phone not to require a subset. The 302 was designed by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss (1904-1972), who also designed John Deere tractors, Hoover vacuum cleaners, and streamlined trains. The 302 was the first WE telephone containing all of its circuitry within the base and not requiring a separately mounted subset box for the ringer.
People started collecting phones shortly after Alexander Graham Bell patented them in 1876. Key varieties include early wood wall phones, candlesticks, and rotary dial ‘desk sets’ made of bakelite, metal, and plastic (e.g. 202, 302, 500, Trimline and Princess). Key U.S. manufacturers include Western Electric, Automatic Electric, Kellogg, and Stromberg Carlson. Payphones and signs are also popular.
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Richard Rose's tribute to the Ericofon, a colorful, stylish concept phone introduced in Europe in the 1950's and th… [more]
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Green Western Electric 302 Telephone Antique Phone$300.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Western Electric 302 Telephone ~classic 1947 Lucy Phone$177.50 Ends in 1 hour 19 bids
Western Electric 302 Deco Lucy Phone Dial Telephone Nr$142.50 Ends Sunday 16 bids
Art Deco Western Electric 302 Antique Telephone Phone$126.49 Ends in 3 hours 17 bids
Antique Western Electric 302 Lucy Phone, Restored$113.50 Ends Sunday 9 bids
Western Electric 302 Metal Art Deco Antique Telephone$92.00 Ends Thursday 8 bids
1941 Western Electric Metal 302 Telephone Antique Phone$76.00 Ends Thursday 8 bids
Western Electric 302 Multi Line Phone$76.00 Ends in 3 mins 7 bids
Western Electric Art Deco 302 Telephone Antique Phone$56.05 Ends Wednesday 4 bids
1948 Western Electric 302 Telephone W/ Ringer Switch$34.00 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Vintage Western Electric 302 Telephone 1940s Lucy Phone$24.50 Ends Friday 1 bid
Great Western Electric 302 Mechanical Pencil Attachment$19.99 Ends in 17 hours 1 bid
Antique Western Electric 302 F1 Black Telephone 1949 Nr$12.50 Ends Sunday 2 bids
Western Electric 302"lucy" Telephone-working Condition$11.50 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Rare 1930s Western Electric Rotary Office Telephone 302$11.50 Ends Wednesday 3 bids
Western Electric 302 - Metal Case - Prewwii$9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
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