Western Electric Princess Transformers and Parts

How to buy Princes parts if you live within the USA or Canada

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CLICK HERE to fill out an order form to order by mail.
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Place your order by telephone by calling 651-429-9322 to pay by credit card or arrange payment by money order.

If you live outside the USA, please e-mail me to get a shipping quote and make purchase arrangements.

Reproduction Base Pads

These are a high quality die stamped exact reproduction of the 702 and 2702 Princess base pad. Made of a durable rubber & cork combination the same as Western Electric used. These will also work on a 701. These are self stick with a peel off backing. the adhesive is high quality and sticks tight.
To replace your base pad, just heat up the old one and scrape it off, it's very easy to do. A heat gun or blow drier will work.
Quantity: Shipped within the USA and Canada
1

$4 +  $1 Shipping
2

$7 ($3.50 each) +  $1 Shipping
5

$15 ($3.00 each) +  $1 Shipping

Contact me for larger quantities

   

Transformers and kits

Transformer kits include the Western Electric 2012C transformer, line cord, and a specially modified adapter plug.
For information on using transformers and kits and knowing what you need, read the information lower down on this page.

 

Using LED light bulbs in your Princess Phone

For information on LED lighting of your phone, CLICK HERE to take a look at this great page done by Noah Woods on the subject.
  Shipped within the USA and Canada
Transformer Kit

$23.95 +  $3.95 Shipping
Transformer Only

$10.95 +  $3.95 Shipping
Add a bulb to your order -
Be sure to specify push in or screw in.

$2.00
(Please do not select this unless you are also purchasing a kit or transformer)

Looking for a bulb for your Princess phone?

Radio Shack sells these at radioshack.com

For the screw in type bulb, the Radio Shack part number is 272-1130
For the push-in type bulb, the Radio Shack part number is 272-1126
   

Modular Sockets

 
Handset              Line Cord

These are very easy to replace. The wires are color coded so all you need to do is loosen the screw terminals and switch the old for the new.

  Shipped within the USA and Canada
Handset Socket

$4.00 +  $1.00 Shipping
Line Cord Socket

$4.00 +  $1.00 Shipping
Both Sockets.

$7.00 + $1.00 Shipping

Princess phone transformer light background

The Princess telephone and some Trimline telephones made by Western Electric use a transformer to light up the dial. In the old days, the telephone installer would simply plug the transformer into an outlet in an out of the way place, like a laundry room, and then wire the transformer to the yellow and black wires of the home telephone wiring.

Today, it's not recommended you do this because frequently those previously unused lines are now in use by various things, such as security systems, second phone lines, DSL computer connections, etc.

In this case, you're better off to wire just the phone you are using to the transformer only, this keeps the transformer isolated from the rest of the phone system. The Princess phone uses the green and red wires of a phone line for regular use, and it uses the yellow and black for powering the light bulb. If you're handy with a wire stripper, you can do this yourself and just buy the transformer. If you're not quite sure how to do this, or simply don't want to take the time, I've developed a home made "kit" that allows you to just plug in your phone and go.