Western Electric A1 - Black Shell – The shell has

Shell – The shell has been painstakingly put through a multi-step restoration process which includes sanding with 400

The Model 302 was manufactured until 1955 and during it's lifetime it was the workhorse of the phone system

the more modern single-coin payphone ended the three-slot model's 52-year run

The outer edge of the dial has been given a nickel plated band to match the telephone

Western Electric A1 - Black Shell – The shell hasHistory In the 1920s, developments in anti sidetone circuitry and non positional transmitters, which worked in any orientation, permitted Western Electric to develop a handset model free of these problems. The resulting E1 handset was ready for production in 1927. This handset was paired with a base that was essentially a candlestick with a shortened neck of approximately one inch in height, topped with a new cradle for the handset. The cradle