Modular modification is available to have this phone work on a modern network
When the thermoplastic housings became the standard
Base – The base is completely stripped of all its components and clear coated
This particular Type 40 has been refinished in Pink
Handset – The handset has been ultrasonically cleaned to get all imbedded debris out
2500 - Mediterranean Blue automobile Modular modification is available toHistory After eight years, 2500 sketches, measurements of 2000 faces, and the preparation of endless clay models and lacquered plastic castings, the famed industrial designed, Henry Dreyfuss finally arrived at the form of the new "universal" set, the Model "500" in 1949. The Model 500 and it's sister wall phone, the 554, were the most popular telephone set ever designed, and they remained in production for 35 years without essential change. Colored