Ray Kotke custom-cast all the parts of this phone in his workshop. This Clear Western Electric Model 302 Replica is made up of flawed reproduction parts that Ray rejected.

There is a casting crack on the front edge. The F1 Handset is solid and has no wire from the transmitter to the receiver. I collected these parts from Ray August 2019 and put them together to produce this telephone.

This telephone will never be operational and is a display piece only. It is named the REjected 1.

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The Telephone below was casted by Ray Kotke and sold on eBay for $485.00 USD. Aug 03, 2022.

WATER-CLEAR Western Electric Model 302
Dated 1939 throughout. This was custom-cast in my workshop by me. All original parts utilized, dated 1939 other than the 1936-dated 4H dial with beautiful matching 1936 Celluloid number plate. Wired to work perfectly, and rings as it should, but I did not include a linecord unless you want one. Custom-crafted “1939 World’s Fair” dial card. Note the solid-cast F1 handset. Has a couple of defects, please read full description. Sold as-is. Looks, works, and displays perfectly, but does have several defects that I want to mention. NONE of these defects are noticeable, but I know that “some” of you are just a teeny bit anal, so I must mention them for sure! 2 of the brass threaded inserts have broken-off brass rod in them. The tooling simply gave-way after 15 years, and I could not drill out the threaded rod. This is on the front body mounting insert, and on the little fabric-hinge brass insert that usually holds the wires from the body to the baseplate. Lastly, if you look at the photo showing the back/bottom of the clear body, there is a “mold mark” that shows. Not damaged or compromised, but “kind of” looks like a small crack, so it needed to be mentioned nonetheless. “WATER-CLEAR Western Electric Model 302. Sold as-is.”