Blue 202 & Friends

By Mark Scola, ; posted August 31, 2010; hits 1247

Here is the Blue 202 I found in an Antique Shop near Lexington Michigan in late 1991. The Elements are dated 12-47 the 5-J dial is dated the first quarter of 1948. It has a stainless finger wheel and a Brown Bakelite seamless handset. I can see red/brown primer through most of the scratches and wear marks. It seems to be original. I have used A Blue 302 that's in for repairs as a color reference as well as a Dark Blue 500 from the mid 1950's. The color is almost an exact match. I have only used Carnauba wax on the set. It had Gray/Blue cords on it but they were tattered and I eventually replaced them with cords from Odis LeVier. I also removed the moth eaten blue felt bottom,but could not find suitable replacement felt in that color so I used a real clean brown base cover. Thanks.

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