Below is an overview of the 88 unique models I have collected so far (August 2024). I tried to sort them a bit logically so there is a good, and also aesthetic, overview. A few years ago I bought this nice display cabinet. Everything still fits, but it is getting tight now. But I refuse to put them in other places in the house.
Of every color I try to have an Old Case, New Case flat, Touch Tone and a New Case wedge, so 4 in total. This is not always possible as they were not always produced. E.g. the Accent Green (the one in the top left corner) only exists in Old Case and New Case flat. The Charcoal in shelf 4 is an “Old Case only” color so it seems. Some colors do not exist in Old Case, some not in Touch Tone and some not in New Case wedge or in a combination. It is quite a puzzle to get a complete picture, but that is the fun of it.
Hereunder is a description per shelf from left to right. Just to provide a bit more detail on the individual models. There is a link to a post if there is some interesting information or a story on that particular model.
Shelf 1 – Green and Blue
- Accent Green (Old Case)
- Accent Green (Flat)
- Crystal Mint (Old Case)
- Crystal Mint (Flat)
- Crystal Mint (Touch Tone)
- Crystal Mint
- Chartreuse (Old Case → making my set of 18 Old Cases complete)
- Chartreuse (Flat)
- Aqua Mist (Old Case)
- Aqua Mist (Flat, → NE manual)
- Aqua Mist (Touch Tone)
- Aqua Mist
- Nordic Blue (Old Case)
- Nordic Blue (Flat)
- Wedgewood (Old Case)
- Wedgewood (Flat → NEW)
- Wedgewood (Touch Tone)
- Wedgewood (→ Arabic dial)
Shelf 2 – Brown, Burgundy and Transparent
- Sahara (Old Case)
- Sahara (Flat)
- Sahara (Touch Tone)
- Sahara
- Sandalwood (Old Case)
- Sandalwood (Flat)
- Sandalwood (Touch Tone)
- Sandalwood
- Brown (Touch Tone, → CEAC painted)
- Brown (North Electric)
- Brown (→ CEAC painted)
- PTT Brown
- Royal Dubonnet (Old Case)
- Royal Dubonnet (Flat)
- Transparent (Flat)
- Transparent (Touch Tone)
- Transparent
Shelf 3 – Orange, Red and Pink
- Orange BPO
- Mandarin Red (Old Case)
- Mandarin Red (Flat)
- Mandarin Red (Touch Tone)
- Mandarin Red (→ Oslo, Norway dial)
- PTT Red
- Dusty Rose (Old Case)
- Dusty Rose (Flat)
- Princess Pink (Old Case)
- Princess Pink (Flat)
- Princess Pink
- Petal Pink (Flat)
- Petal Pink (Touch Tone)
- Petal Pink
- Riviera (Old Case)
- Riviera (Flat)
Shelf 4 – Yellow, White and Gray
- Golden Glow (Old Case)
- Golden Glow (Flat)
- Golden Glow
- Harvest Gold
- Candle Glow (Old Case)
- Candle Glow (Flat → North Electric Candle Glow)
- Candle Glow (Touch Tone)
- Candle Glow (→ LME manual)
- Taj Mahal (Old Case)
- Taj Mahal (Flat)
- Taj Mahal (Touch Tone)
- Taj Mahal
- PTT White
- Persian Gray (Old Case)
- Persian Gray (Flat)
- Persian Gray
- Charcoal (Old Case)
Shelf 5 – Everything else
This shelf is a bit messy as it hosts various special models.
Left part of the shelf
- Golden Glow (→ PBX back button)
- Persian Gray (→ PBX side button)
- Green Leather (→ Crystal Mint shell)
- Chrome Plate (→ my 50th Ericofon, silver is gold 😉 )
- Aztec Gold Plate (Flat)
- Aztec Gold Plate (→ a modified Touch Tone shell with a rotary chassis)
- Gold Plate (Flat)
- Gold Plate
Back row on the right: The Nichco Metallic painted series
- Metallic Gold
- Metallic Brown (Flat)
- Metallic Gray (Flat)
- Metallic Green
- Metallic Orange
- Metallic Blue (Flat)
Front row on the right: The 700 series
- Gold Centenary edition
- Brown
- White (→ 11 button version, RJ11)
- Green
- Orange (→ 11 button version, RJ11)
- Blue
It is quite odd that the colors in the 700 series match more or less the colors of the Nichco painted.
Very nice collection. I am also a collector but I don’t have a collection as nice as yours.
Brgds
Thor
Thank you! Just keep collecting. 🙂
Nice pictures Paul!
Really great collection!
Thanks Arwin!
Very beautifull collection. Mine is very very smal.
Perhaps, one day.
You still miss a couple of colours.
Gr Claribel
Thank you for the compliment. Yes, some colors are still missing, these are typical colors made made for the US market and very rare. The good thing is that there will always be a reason to keep collecting. 🙂
Kudo’s for your marvelous collection Paul!! I hope to see it grow, truly I do!
Thank you Frankie 🙂 See you soon.
Impressive collection!
Thank you. At this moment the interesting models are harder to get. But that is also part of the fun.
Hi, I started collecting Cobras last year. I don’t have many as you. You have a great collection! Anyway I just came across two lots of X10 phones (Manual Service or CB model) one in dark blue, I believe you call it wedgwood blue. They are first body tall ones and inside they have the earphone connects to contacts on body. Two weeks later I found another lot of X9 (Manual Service or CB model) in Ivory color I believe you call them Candle Glow also first tall body. Anyway both lots I was told belonged to a Hotel from the 5o’s or 60’s. I am writing this to you because I read in one of your sections I think (January 2016) that you are not sure if long bodies came with CB plate.