A rare turquoise vintage Kellogg Redbar 1000 Masterphone telephone from the early 1950s, this collector’s piece is sure to please the most serious collector no matter the size of their collection. Also a really cool mid century modern accent item that’s a conversation piece from the start. 

Truly rare we’ve spent hours and hours researching and have yet to find anything but black Redbar 1000’s for sale and no turquoise ones ever sold anywhere! 

This is painted Bakelite. It has been painted post manufacture many years ago. It is also painted inside. 

Kellogg did not paint Redbar 1000 phones. They were all black Bakelite. This is possibly painted by Chicago Old Telephones but it is not labeled. It may have been custom painted for someone. Whoever did it was a true expert. The inside pics show someone knew what they were doing. Collectors and experts we’ve shown it to have also said it could’ve been made as a special sales model. But for sure it was never mass produced. Its been suggested since Kellogg made phones for mostly independent providers perhaps they took orders for custom paint jobs 

The 1000 was last made in 1953. The K500 came out in 1954 and the brochure only has black. The 1956 K500 brochure says "Now in color,” but the colors are “basic” and none like this. 

This is a rare opportunity to get a phone no one anywhere has!

CONDITION PLEASE READ 👀 before purchasing: this phone is pretty beat up. It’s not dinged or cracked because it’s Bakelite. It’s solid. But lots of the paint has chipped away. It is NOT chipping further. They are too numerous to list so PLEASE look 👁️ at ALL pictures and PINCH OUT so you know condition before buying. We take quality pics using varied lighting settings so colors can be seen in different scenarios. We’re happy to send more! Message us, it’s no bother at all!

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>>AS-IS No returns or refunds. We endeavor to be as specific as possible with our descriptions and photos.<<

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