tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850087974474029242.post2338770446736698735..comments2023-08-15T02:39:35.569-07:00Comments on Girl Inspired: Vintage BT TelephoneGirl Inspiredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01576129525492160195noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850087974474029242.post-89499058754715582222014-01-08T01:27:40.052-08:002014-01-08T01:27:40.052-08:00Hi Leanne,
Excellent restoration job! I collect...Hi Leanne,<br /><br />Excellent restoration job! I collect these telephones myself ( I have about five in current use in my house ) and have often gone through a very similar process. Good tip about the curly cord, though!<br /><br />F.Y.I., these are not actually made of Bakelite, but simply plastic. The old Bakelite phones were the ones that preceded these ( GPO Model 302, if I remember correctly ), with the cup-shaped mouthpiece, and if you go back far enough, with a receiver cord that was not curly but rather consisted of some sort of brownish cloth-like material. As a matter of interest, I don't know how fussed you are or whether you would want to go to the trouble or expense, but the stuff I've always found most effective for cleaning the casing is Greygate Plastic Polish ( also used, I believe, to clean scratches out of aircraft windscreens, so pretty effective! ). You may find you would need to give it two or three treatments, but by and large, with a bit of elbow grease, I've found that it restores the colour pretty well. Unfortunately, the ivory-coloured versions of this telephone discoloured just in normal use with age and sunlight exposure, but even then I've found the Greygate stuff gets the worst of it out and isn't hideously expensive.<br /><br />It looks like you've got one with the newer type microphone, which was something of a find. I'd be curious to know if you still have the phone in use and how you find it performs.<br /><br />If you need any further help as regards restoration etc., you're welcome to e-mail me at mdellow@msn.com.<br /><br />Enjoy your phone!Firefox1701https://www.blogger.com/profile/11476142575190446427noreply@blogger.com