Ericofon Color Palette

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The numbers you see underneath the pictures is the Pantone number that is closest to the color that I can find. This is usefull if you have access to a Pantone book and can look the color up to be sure of what you have. This helps if your monitor color is off a bit and the color doesn't show up as it should on this page.

Click on an image for a bigger picture	This set of 18 colors was the first to be marketed in the USA. They are all "old case" (taller) Swedish made models, marketed by North Electric. Some of these colors were carried over into the "new case" style for a short period.	Rotary Model Number	TouchTone Model Number
1215	"Golden Glow", a lemon yellow. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s in the USA, continued in other markets	520543	NA
584	"Chartreuse", a lime green with yellow tones. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520545	NA
354	"Accent Green", a Kelly green. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520547	NA
577	"Crystal Mint", a mint or seafoam green.	520552	7004746
324	"Aqua Mist", a blue-green.	520546	7004744
2707	"Nordic Blue", a periwinkle or pale blue. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520542	NA
5425	"Wedgwood", a medium country blue. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s in the USA, continued in other markets	520549	NA
705	"Riviera", a very pale pink, almost bone. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520540	NA
176	"Princess Pink", a bright pink. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s in the USA, continued in other markets. This color was replaced by Petal Pink (new case only).	520541	NA
701	"Dusty Rose", a mauve or dark pink. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520544	NA
1797	"Mandarin Red", A dark orange-red.	5205550	7004747
202	"Royal Dubonnet", a burgundy color. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520539	NA
421	"Persian Grey", a medium steel gray. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	5205551	NA
432	"Charcoal", a dark gray. This color was eliminated in the early 1960s	520548	NA
4725	"Sandalwood", a milk chocolate color.	520537	NA
726	"Sahara", a sand, or beige color.	520538	7004749
3630-149 (468)	"Candle Glow", a deep ivory color.	520553	NA
	"Taj Mahal", white.	520536	700451

Click on an image for a bigger picture	This set of 5 colors is the standard color palette for Ericofons marketed outside of North America. Different countries had different color palettes, but these were the standard choices. These colors were also used for making TouchTone models for use in Canada and Sweden, and possibly other countries.
	Green Same as "Crystal Mint" in USA
	Blue Same as "Wedgwood Blue" in USA
	Red (called "Carnival Red" in Australia) Same as "Mandarin Red" in USA
	Gray Same as "Persian Gray" in USA
	Ivory Same as "Candle Glow" in USA

Click on an image for a bigger picture	This set of colors are miscellaneous colors found around the world.
	Same as "Sandalwood" sold in North America, this color was called "Mushroom" in Australia.
1945	PTT red (Holland). A dark red color, darker than Mandarin Red.
1545	PTT brown. This brown is dark almost to the point of being black
	A brown color produced by North Electric in the later days.
	A harvest gold color produced by North Electric in the later days.
	Petal Pink. This color was introduced in the early 1960s when the color "Princess Pink" was eliminated. It also uses the same model number that the Princess pink used. Rotary model number: 520541 TouchTone model number: 7004748
	I'm not really sure what this color name is, so I call it "Honeycomb" simply because it looks like beeswax. I've only seen two instances of this color and don't know any more of its history.
Orange 021	Orange, used by the British Post Office.
	Chrome plated, made by North Electric.
	Gold plated, made by North Electric. (Not real gold, just gold color)
	Aztec Gold, made by North Electric. A textured, gold plate finish

Click on an image for a bigger picture	Model 700 Ericofons were available in five colors.
5545	Green
	Brown
	White
	Blue
	Orange

Color Rarity Chart I've had a number of years experience with hunting Ericofons, so I've developed a pretty good idea of what colors are harder to find than others. I've organized this information into the chart below. The numbering is from 1 to 10, with 10 being the most rare.
Color	Old Case	North Electric New Case	Swedish New Case
Golden Glow	6	5	5
Chartreuse	7	8	8
Accent Green	10	10	10
Crystal Mint	4	2	2
Aqua Mist	6	4	4
Nordic Blue	9	9	9
Wedgwood Blue	5	3	3
Riviera	8	8	8
Princess Pink	6	7	7
Dusty Rose	7	9	9
Mandarin Red	5	2	2
Royal Dubonnet	9	9	9
Persian Gray	5	3	3
Charcoal	8	10	10
Sandalwood	4	2	2
Sahara	5	1	1
Candle Glow	2	1	1
Taj Mahal	3	1	1
Clear	10	10	10
Petal Pink	NA	4	NA
North Electric Brown	NA	4	NA
Harvest Gold	NA	4	NA
Chrome Plate	NA	5	NA
Gold Plate	NA	5	NA
Aztec Gold Plate	NA	8	NA
BPO Orange	NA	NA	7
PTT Red	NA	NA	6
PTT Brown	NA	NA	3
PTT White (faded ivory)	NA	NA	3
PTT White (unfaded)	NA	NA	7
Brown Model 700	NA	NA	3
Green Model 700	NA	NA	4
White Model 700	NA	NA	4
Orange Model 700	NA	NA	7
Blue Model 700	NA	NA	10