In the past few months I received some phones from all kinds of sources here in The Netherlands. Ericofons that are circulating, so to say. They go from one person to another until they end up in my ‘workshop’. There they will be dismantled, cleaned, repaired and put together again, or re-used in any other way.

Since I have a full time job, I do not have so much time to work on this as much as I would like to. But now and then I have the urge to create. On those moments I sit down and focus on the phones that I have gathered over time, after removing the dust. All tools and spare parts are spread on the table and then the fun begins.

There is no professional workshop and no garage full of shiny equipment. Although I have all the right tools available. Most of the models that I get are not for myself anymore but I’ll make sure they will get a second chance and will not end up in a place they should not be. Only if they are 100% okay they will be resold and find a new onwer. The latter will not be easy on the Crystal Mint green that I received recently.

It will be a hard job to get this one in a good shape. The reason it was painted is because it is heavily yellowed over time.  Since the blue paint was coming off and I do not like painted Ericofons at all. It equals Trappist beer with grenadine… another combination that is ‘not done’ in my humble opinion.