GTE Solitare Solitare I Telephone with Telephone Cords and Wall Mounts for Sale

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GTE Solitare Solitare I Telephone with Telephone Cords and Wall Mounts For Sale

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GTE Solitare Solitare I Telephone with Telephone Cords and Wall Mounts:
$5.95

Vintage GTE Solitare Solitare I Telephone with Telephone Cords and Wall Mounts
Description
Up for sale is a vintage GTE Solitare I Keyless Telephone. This phone was kept in one of the wall mounts that is included in this lot for quite some time; sticking out long the side of a computer desk that was overrun by dust. The phone had yellowed dramatically over the years and sometime last year I took it apart in order to do a retro-brightening job on it, but didn\'t get around to listing it right away... so this is technically one of those \"dead pile\" listings. As you can see from the pictures, the yellowing has returned a bit, which pretty rendered my whole endeavor a bit futile; but at least it looks a lot whiter than it did before.
In the process of the retro-brightening I may have accidentally broke a small little divider piece of plastic that was originally located where the plug for the phone line is connected into. It doesn\'t seem to affect the ability to plug the line in, but it\'s no longer 100% intact to say the least. I also don\'t know what condition this phone is in exactly, as I haven\'t tested it after taking it apart while I was in the process of restoring the white plastic finish on it.The same restoration job was done on the wall mounts/holsters... however, they just as soon reverted back to the yellow color they had on them before, and one of them (which is the one that the phone was holstered in) developed a crack along its side. I figure it can be glued back together if need be, or the other one in this lot can simply be substituted as a holster for this phone. I\'m not exactly sure if these were the original holders for this particular phone or not, but they seem to work well with it. Just so that you\'re aware, the original mounting screws for these holders are not included in this listing and they do exhibit some signs of wear specifically around the mounting holes where these aforementioned screws go into.
There\'s also a couple of phone lines included... one gray flat straight one (which seems to have the jack connections intact) and a white coiled phone cord which unfortunately has broken insertion tabs on the end jack connections. With enough know how, these jacks can easily be replaced. The coiled cord had quite a bit of dust on it; which was pretty difficult to clean up. I believe a deeper clean can do it some further justice, but it can always be left as-is. And since the phone has not been tested, I\'m selling this whole lot in as-is condition; for if it can no longer serve as a test phone... then perhaps it can be used as a movie prop or something along those lines.
Either way, please be sure to get in on this deal, as I\'m pricing it to move. Phones like these with the walnut grain finish (which is just a flat bendable plate in this case... which covers up the screws for the phone) are considered pretty collectible nowadays; so this is certainly something you wouldn\'t want to pass up.Seller\'s Terms Immediate payment is required for this item listing.
Shipping Policy This item ships to anywhere in the US via USPS Ground Advantage to the lower 48 states only... excluding Alaska, Hawaii, APO/FPO/P.O. Boxes, and/or any of the outlying US Protectorates with the final shipping cost determined by the buyer\'s location.
Furthermore, tracking information is automatically provided courtesy of shipping within a day of having received cleared payment and the packages are dropped off at the post office on a Wednesday, Thursday, or Saturday. Any item sold outside of those days gets sent on the following shipping day. The same applies to any paid government holiday that falls within this schedule.Return Policy Seller assumes the responsibility for ensuring that the item\'s description is accurate. All sales are final, and no returns are accepted for this item.
Thanks for looking and good luck with this sale...
And always remember to offer with confidence!