500 - Beige While the 302 series telephone

While the 302 series telephone is predominately found in black

This allows the telephone to connect to a modern network without the need for a subset

the first versions had a die-cast zinc housing

It is an anti-sidetone subset with coil

This phone has been restored to work on todays modern telephone system

500 - Beige While the 302 series telephoneHistory The classic 500. The Model 500 came about as a replacement for the model 302 and quickly became the new workhorse of Northern and Western Electric line of telephones. The 500 was manufactured in many colours over the years but originally in black, brown, white, beige, blue, green, pink, and yellow. The Restoration Process Dial The dial has been fully disassembled, cleaned, lubed and timed to ensure years of trouble free service. We have also