Original Vintage / Antique Rotary Western Electric Model 302 Dial, Rotary Teleph

Original Vintage / Antique Rotary Western Electric Model 302 Rotary Telephone, F1 Handset Circa 1940. Bakelite shell, Rotary dial works as it should. Telephone is Untested as it was an estate sale find so we do not know if it is in working condition. It still has the original phone number on the center of the Dial. (203) 529-1557 .


History

The Model 302 with F1 Handset desk telephone was introduced in 1937. Created by famed industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, the first versions had a die-cast zinc housing, however, demands for metal during WW2 necessitated a shift to thermo-plastic housings on later models. The 302 series was the first Western Electric desk telephone to contain the ringer and induction coil within the phone. Previous desk models required a separate subscriber set or bell box that was attached by the line cord. While the 302 series telephone is predominately found in black, it was