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My GPO Rotary Telephone Collection |
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Post# 351114   4/27/2016 at 17:42 (2,892 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Here is something that I have recently started collecting alongside vacuum cleaners, 1960s-1980s GPO Telephones, I have 4 so far, but the collection will no doubt grow, they are all post office rented of course! On the far left was my first old telephone that started my collecting, my 1973 Red model 746, next to that is my 1966 two tone green model 706, next to that my 1984 cream model 746 and finally the lovely 1963 Concord Blue model 706.
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Post# 351117 , Reply# 1   4/27/2016 at 19:01 (2,892 days old) by CharlesKirby66 (Manteca, CA)   |   | |
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Awesome! I remember I used to have one of those in my bedroom (at my insistence) in the early 90s. If I remember, I wanted to emulate the TV shows I saw where people used and carried those phones around, even though the beginning of the wireless phone craze had already begun. I can especially recall a scene in Laverne & Shirley where Shirley is using their black rotary phone like these you've pictured, and Laverne is making out with some beau. Shirley is trying to cover for Laverne, saying she's sick in bed when she was really making out with some guy a couple of feet away. See what awesome memories your phones brought back to me?! :-)
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Post# 351119 , Reply# 2   4/27/2016 at 19:18 (2,892 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Haha, cool.
I really do miss the use of house phones, I remember a time when the Phone would ring and my mum would shout "Allllllex! Phone!" or it would ring and you would be like "I'll get it!" What was good with land lines and still is, is that someone can call you and if you know they are calling, you can just ignore the phone and they won't know if you are really home or not to hear the call. I do just love the sound of a rotary dial though. "crrrrr, duuuuuuuuur" lol, not to mention that classing bell..."BRING BRING, BRING BRING, BRING BRING" lol. |
Post# 351135 , Reply# 3   4/27/2016 at 21:12 (2,892 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Post# 351149 , Reply# 4   4/28/2016 at 01:52 (2,892 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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I have considered collecting telephones. The only trouble is, as with anything collectable, there are vast numbers of different models, and a lot of potential pitfalls for the novice enthusiast. One must be careful to ensure that a telephone is what it appears to be, and is not a reproduction, or a less desirable model. There are also poorly restored phones being sold by unscrupulous dealers.
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Post# 351152 , Reply# 6   4/28/2016 at 06:11 (2,892 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Midcenturyfan - I did do a fair but of research into these phones before I bought any, I see that there are many rebuilds and replicas of the original GPO telephones but all the ones I have are original as they were and are all authetic, it is so easy to be fooled by a reproduction with these things as they look so similar.
Vacenator - Thanks, glad to be back too! From what I have come to learn, I see the popular suplier for house phones in the US was Western Electric 🙂 Do I assume you had different service providers then or was the service provider Western Electric? Or was that just the company that made the phone? Over here these model phones and other varients including the trim phones, wall phone and the push buttom varients of these 700 series phones that I have pictured, were made by various companies, but were suplied by GPO (General Post Office) which is now BT (British Telecom) all phones back then were rented from the post office or the GPO as the post office did all the telecomunications at that time, not only do we have BT now, which is the main one, but there is Sky, Talk Talk, Virgin Media and a few others, BT is one of the few Telecomunications that still accepts pulse dialing! 😃 |
Post# 351161 , Reply# 8   4/28/2016 at 07:38 (2,892 days old) by speedqueen (Harrison Twp MI)   |   | |
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You rented your phone over here as well. |
Post# 351162 , Reply# 9   4/28/2016 at 08:06 (2,891 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Wow that looks interesting, will have to read into that, thanks for the info.
I am not sure why telephones were rented back then, I could be wrong, but over here, I don't think they were available to buy until either the mid to late 80s, I think it was when BT took over GPO and they changed the telephone connection from a hardwired juction/connector box, to the modern BT phone jack. |
Post# 351175 , Reply# 11   4/28/2016 at 11:49 (2,891 days old) by Human (Pines of Carolina)   |   | |
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Just a point of clarification: There wasn't an individual 'baby bell' for each state. On the East Coast, Bellsouth covered several Southeastern states, Bell Atlantic covered the mid-Atlantic region, and NYNEX covered New York and the New England states.
Back when AT&T was essentially THE phone company in the U.S., they were a government sanctioned monopoly and congress even went so far at to make it a crime to connect any non-AT&T hardware to AT&T's network. People actually went to jail for selling third-party answering machines and such. That all changed in the early '80s when AT&T wanted to get into the burgeoning computer industry and the price for doing so was divestiture. It's kind of amusing and/or maddening that most of the 'baby bells' continued to charge an extra couple of dollars a month for touch tone dialing service well into the 1990s, even though touch tone had become so ubiquitous that it cost the phone companies more to offer rotary 'pulse' dialing to customers who opted out of touch tone. A lot of the cheap, third-party phones in the '80s and '90s actually had a switch on them marked with a 'T' one side for touch tone dialing and a 'P' for pulse dialing, which used the same keypad but generated a series of clicks with each press of a button to mimic the rapid opening and closing of a rotary dial circuit. Times have really changed. It's hard to believe that I've been without a landline for more than 12 years now. Although I have AT&T U-Verse for my TV and Internet, the phone jacks in my house aren't even physically connected to the outside world anymore. After Super Storm Sandy, Verizon (another former 'baby bell') opted not to restore wire line service to some outlying coastal regions damaged by the storm. Instead, they issued customers boxes to plug into a phone jack that connected the household phones to Verizon's mobile phone network. |
Post# 351252 , Reply# 13   4/30/2016 at 13:03 (2,889 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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m.youtube.com/channel/UCECCzm5dB...
There is a link to my Telephone overview/demo YouTube Channel, I have two videos up at the moment if anyone is interested. |
Post# 351298 , Reply# 15   5/1/2016 at 11:31 (2,888 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 351301 , Reply# 16   5/1/2016 at 12:18 (2,888 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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that was Grayson's orange phone linked to your channel. Oh, what photo? wink wink. Reminds me of my youth is all. |
Post# 351308 , Reply# 17   5/1/2016 at 13:30 (2,888 days old) by Turbo500 (West Yorkshire, UK)   |   | |
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Post# 351309 , Reply# 18   5/1/2016 at 13:37 (2,888 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 351310 , Reply# 19   5/1/2016 at 13:41 (2,888 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 351366 , Reply# 20   5/2/2016 at 11:17 (2,887 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 351429 , Reply# 21   5/3/2016 at 04:49 (2,887 days old) by SeamusUK (Dover Kent UK)   |   | |
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Hi Alex Have a look through the film archive.... Seamus CLICK HERE TO GO TO SeamusUK's LINK |
Post# 351474 , Reply# 22   5/3/2016 at 16:34 (2,886 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 352332 , Reply# 24   5/17/2016 at 21:50 (2,872 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 352396 , Reply# 26   5/19/2016 at 02:21 (2,871 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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Remember these phone plugs? We had about 4 of these in our house.
Then they switched to the new modular plugs, still in use today, around 1978.
Also, the copper wires they used back then, in the walls, was like three times the gauge they use now.
What's with the laughing baby videos? Someone spikes their kids milk with Brandy, puts a video camera on the kid, posts the vid, and get a ba-Jillion views. |
Post# 352398 , Reply# 27   5/19/2016 at 05:58 (2,871 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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baby kidnapping episode scene: A red Western electric desk phone rings as Joan Van Ark's hand hovers over it, shaking, and her voice quivers, "the babies". |
Post# 352402 , Reply# 28   5/19/2016 at 06:30 (2,871 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Are those American types?
Our phones were always hard wired into the wall until BT came about in 1981 and it was changed to a modular type plug, not sure on the proper name of it but it was commonly know as the BT plug. I believe those GPO 700 type phones that were used in commercial applications could have the option of having a metal pin plug so they could be easily removed, similar to the metal pins that operators used to connect you to a line back in the day, but prior to 1981, all UK domestic phone lines were hard wired. This is what the 1981-present, BT plug looks like. |
Post# 352410 , Reply# 29   5/19/2016 at 08:35 (2,870 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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the clear small plastic plug is the modular later type. Four prongs went out about after 1976. |
Post# 352599 , Reply# 30   5/21/2016 at 17:52 (2,868 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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Knot's (one 'T') Landing didn't start until 1979. Valene didn't lose her babies until 1984. Abby had her two kids, Brian and Olivia, kidnapped by their Father Jeff. Maybe that's what you're referring to? CLICK HERE TO GO TO delaneymeegan's LINK |
Post# 352601 , Reply# 31   5/21/2016 at 18:02 (2,868 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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Phone plugs have been around even longer than I realized. It's not uncommon even today, to see homes built in the 50s and 60s, that still have the old style plug.
It was common in upper scale restaurants to offer phone service at the table, if there was a call for someone. The staff would bring the phone, plug in, and let the customer use the phone, then remove the phone when done. Also, people with pools and patios would typically have one or two weather proof phone jacks outside, so they could talk while sitting at the pool. The phone of course, would be easily removed during inclimate weather.
The British jack looks like an ethernet plug.
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Post# 352647 , Reply# 33   5/22/2016 at 21:23 (2,867 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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You had a Colony Park !? Oh wow. That's how bizarre I was. That was one of my favorite cars when I was 15. Along with the Audi 4000, the Volkswagon Rabbit, and the Lincoln Town Car. LOL.
Did you have an LS or GS?
I loved those carriage lights. In fact my first car, as a 19 year old, was a 4 year old, 1983 Grand Marquis LS Sedan (sibling to the Grand Marquis Colony Park wagon). It was white with a blue leather interior. fond memories. I wouldn't be caught owning a beast like that today, but still.....
Yes, Abby's house was 70s, San Fernando Valley bland. Back then, that house literally had a stone/gravel roof. Presumably the stones stayed in place with a healthy topping of tar as a base.
I liked Laura and Richards, the way it was then. It's been painted a much lighter color now and that takes away from the way it was- a French Tudor inspired design with wood shingles.
When I lived in Northridge California back in 1986, I was literally a 15 minute bike ride from Crystalaire Plc., and didn't even know it. LOL.
I'm still not sure which Kenmore canister Karen had. I haven't been able to locate the episode where Diana is taking it out of the closet, planning to take it to Abby's, but Karen stops her because, well........ you can guess. lol
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Post# 352694 , Reply# 35   5/23/2016 at 16:17 (2,866 days old) by rugsucker (Elizabethton TN)   |   | |
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One of the great wagons along with Town & Country,Vista Cruiser and others.Ford built at least one Colony Park wagon with Lincoln trim and different style wood as a show car. |
Post# 352695 , Reply# 36   5/23/2016 at 16:32 (2,866 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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Buick Estate wagon, and Olds Custom Cruiser also. There is a cherry '91 Country Squire around the block from me. |
Post# 352762 , Reply# 37   5/24/2016 at 22:01 (2,865 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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'78 Ford wagons were true, petroleum loving beasts. No fuel injection. They were heavy. A relative had a couple of the 70s models- Country Squires. The new, and last, wagon design by Ford, that started in 1979, was some 1000 pounds lighter and about a foot shorter in length. And yet, we'd still consider the likes of the Grand Marquis a "big car", but it got 18 MPG. lol.
Richard had blue mustang. Diana's murderer boyfriend Chip, borrowed a mustang from Karen's dealership. Not sure what Sid's jalopy was.
Yes, Kevin's character drove a Cherokee. Julie recently passed. Still remember here fresh face in East of Eden.
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Post# 352768 , Reply# 38   5/25/2016 at 03:50 (2,865 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 352780 , Reply# 40   5/25/2016 at 15:12 (2,864 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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I have decided to start collecting telephones and, so far, I have acquired these two. The black example is a 746 model, dating from 1971, and the ivory phone is a 706 model, from 1966.
Fortunately, both phones were in good condition and only needed a thorough cleaning. The previous owner of the ivory one was a heavy smoker, and it took several hours of work to remove the grime. I have converted both telephones so the they will work with a modern British Telecom socket. The conversion was extremely easy to do, and the parts cost less than £10 per phone. Obviously, those of you in other parts of the world should check with your phone provider before buying an old phone, and do some research into what conversion work might be required. Robin. |
Post# 352867 , Reply# 41   5/27/2016 at 16:18 (2,862 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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A lot of these phones remind me of the Benny Hill show.
The hand sets look like they weigh a lot, compared to newer phones. We inherited a black rotary 1950s phone (U.S.) from a relative. The handset was considerably heavier than a more modern phone.
Video starts at 20:27 CLICK HERE TO GO TO delaneymeegan's LINK |
Post# 352869 , Reply# 42   5/27/2016 at 18:02 (2,862 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 352882 , Reply# 43   5/27/2016 at 23:34 (2,862 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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Post# 352902 , Reply# 44   5/28/2016 at 11:50 (2,861 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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This is what we inherited. Those sharp corners, and the apparent concrete weights inside, make the handset an excellent murder weapon.
Perhaps, just... perhaps, it was the inspiration for the movie Dial M for Murder. (wicked laugh) But seriously.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO delaneymeegan's LINK |
Post# 352903 , Reply# 45   5/28/2016 at 12:03 (2,861 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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have to be certain Western Electric, modularized, and in certain colours. |
Post# 352907 , Reply# 46   5/28/2016 at 14:21 (2,861 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 352928 , Reply# 47   5/29/2016 at 03:08 (2,861 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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And you would love them, cutey.
They aren't as sophisticated as a certain someones "White slim line telephone with last number redial at one-touch facility" , but rotary dial phones are more interesting, whether in the UK, or US.
Service changes- Back in 'the day', one could make phone calls and there was no caller ID. A situation that would, no doubt, be of interest to you. lol
I'm wondering if US phones were compatible with BTs network, and if UK phones would have worked on US Bell Networks.
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Post# 352932 , Reply# 48   5/29/2016 at 06:54 (2,861 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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They do, just have to change the plug from the BT type plug to the modular type plug and vice versa.
There is an American collector that has a GPO 746 and it works just fin in the US, he has an adapter to change the plug into modular...What is interesting, is that when it rings it doesn't go ring ring like the 700s normally do, it did the US style single long ring. |
Post# 353331 , Reply# 50   6/5/2016 at 22:52 (2,853 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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I like the U.K. ring tone.
....and for that matter, the traditional two-tone siren on the patrol units. So much more dignified compared to the obnoxious "American" siren. CLICK HERE TO GO TO delaneymeegan's LINK |
Post# 353336 , Reply# 51   6/6/2016 at 05:47 (2,853 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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why the BT system had the double ring tone. I've heard the British siren around here within the last decade, and I've heard our long wailing American type sirens on British detective shows on Netflix. |
Post# 353381 , Reply# 52   6/7/2016 at 05:58 (2,852 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 353389 , Reply# 53   6/7/2016 at 09:13 (2,851 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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Oh Alex, admit it. You want so badly to come to the U.S. We know it. lol
But, I don't know if you could get through border patrol. Something tells me you may have... restrictions......
I've this suspicion maybe you were a child arsonist, or you pushed your mother down a stairs when you were 8 for the fun of it. I don't know what it is. lol. |
Post# 353403 , Reply# 54   6/7/2016 at 12:48 (2,851 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 353420 , Reply# 55   6/7/2016 at 16:49 (2,851 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 353422 , Reply# 57   6/7/2016 at 16:52 (2,851 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA)   |   | |
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Post# 353424 , Reply# 59   6/7/2016 at 17:01 (2,851 days old) by Air-WayCharlie (USA)   |   | |
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Two older Trimlines with the larger 212 handset plugs different from the modern modular plugs. The line cord is also the larger 212 into the phone. The blue one has suffered some major fading/discoloring---however true to form with Western Electric/AT&T, it works just great!
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Post# 353471 , Reply# 60   6/8/2016 at 00:24 (2,851 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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I'm glad you mentioned the larger modular, handset cord. I remember discovering them, years ago, but not understanding how to remove them. It was apparently just for ease of manufacturing that they made them modular. Then they later discovered they could make the cords removable and save even more resources.
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Post# 353502 , Reply# 61   6/8/2016 at 15:49 (2,850 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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Post# 353504 , Reply# 62   6/8/2016 at 17:32 (2,850 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 353516 , Reply# 63   6/9/2016 at 01:46 (2,850 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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Post# 353856 , Reply# 64   6/15/2016 at 15:22 (2,843 days old) by midcenturyfan (Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England)   |   | |
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I have just acquired another telephone. It is a 332F model, dating from 1946.
Robin.
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Post# 353983 , Reply# 65   6/18/2016 at 06:48 (2,841 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 353993 , Reply# 66   6/18/2016 at 09:53 (2,840 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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This one is Brandnew and never used, it was rented out from the post office in 1978, but never got connected and remained in someones loft ever since.
I converted it with the new BT plug and moved about some of the internals to accomidate the modern BT system. This first pic is a before photo, see, had the original line cord with the GPO terminal block. |
Post# 353996 , Reply# 67   6/18/2016 at 10:00 (2,840 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 354000 , Reply# 71   6/18/2016 at 10:06 (2,840 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 354002 , Reply# 72   6/18/2016 at 10:08 (2,840 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 354046 , Reply# 73   6/18/2016 at 23:43 (2,840 days old) by delaneymeegan (Mary Richards lived here)   |   | |
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Post# 354049 , Reply# 74   6/19/2016 at 01:11 (2,840 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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No, it is an entire new line cord in the original matching colour (yep, you can still get hold of all the colours!) with BT plug already fitted, all that has to be done with the wiring is as follows...
Remove the strap between T4 and T5 and replace it with that 3.3k resistor, remove the strap between T6 and T7. Then remove the strap between T8 and T9 and insert inbetween T17 and T18. Replace the line cord with the new BT plug type and that is it, converted. The rectifier between T1 and T2 should already be fitted but I changed it out for new one incase it has degraded over time, which is why it looks different on this pic...Anyway, this is what an unconverted phone looks like (how it was originally) and if you compare it to the other pic of the wiring I posted, you can see what has been moved about. 😊 Just as a note "T" means Terminal and all the terminals are numbered from left to right...Top row, T1-T9 and bottom row T10-T19 |
Post# 354050 , Reply# 75   6/19/2016 at 01:18 (2,840 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 356264 , Reply# 82   7/19/2016 at 02:07 (2,810 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Actually those Princess phones were available in the UK. Wild n Wolf have also done similar ones but not half as good quality.
When I was growing up my parents had Trimphones, including the garish one in leatherette. Here's the Wild n Wolf Princess Wild n Wolf also brought out a repo Trimphone a few years ago. I have a white one. CLICK HERE TO GO TO sebo_fan's LINK
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Post# 356392 , Reply# 83   7/21/2016 at 11:50 (2,807 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 356397 , Reply# 84   7/21/2016 at 14:26 (2,807 days old) by sebo_fan (Scotland, UK, member AKA ukvacfan, & Nar2)   |   | |
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Post# 357923 , Reply# 85   8/18/2016 at 14:48 (2,779 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 357925 , Reply# 87   8/18/2016 at 15:00 (2,779 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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My BT Minstrel 5011 Slimline telephone, incidentally, this was the same phone Hyacinth had in "Keeping Up Appearances" in Series 1...She had the Minstrel plus in Series 2 and then a different one for the rest of the series, not sure what that was though, but this was her original phone (bellow) only, Hyacinth had it in "pearl white" and not "Coral pink".
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Post# 357926 , Reply# 88   8/18/2016 at 15:04 (2,779 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 357945 , Reply# 89   8/19/2016 at 06:01 (2,779 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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redial button do, or rather, the large bottom R button? Love the Snoopy phone. I have a Mickey Mouse phone somewhere packed away in my dads things he left me. I don't know who made it. I don't think Western Electric, or AT&T. |
Post# 357951 , Reply# 90   8/19/2016 at 08:51 (2,778 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Is a recall button, used when on a phone call to some one to bring back the dial to make another call which basically puts the other person on hold.
The Snoopy and Woodstock phone, as well as the Mikey Mouse phone, in the UK were suplied by British Telecom and made by the EET company for BT, in the very late 70s and early 80s, they were part of BTs TSR phones (Telephone Special Range) also named "Design line" by AT&T which these were part of in the US...Not sure what comapny made them in the US, but they were suplied by AT&T. The only difference between the UK and US MM phone and the S&WS phone is the dial and internals. The US one had a gold finish Western Electric 500 type dial, where as the UK one had a regular GPO type dial, the US one had a Trimline bell ringer, where as the UK ones had a Trimphone electronic ringer. Also, both companies in both countries made them in push button varients as well as rotary dial...Although the UK push button model was pulse and not DTMF, like the US push button one, not sure why, I think many exchanges didn't supprt the digital tones back then, although the 782 phone, shown above, ^^ is DTMF and from around the same kind of time, so, who knows. Here is the base of my BT Snoopy and Woodstock phone. |
Post# 357972 , Reply# 91   8/19/2016 at 15:40 (2,778 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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they call the recall feature call waiting here. Older phones used the star or asteric keys. Now you just touch the hang up button to switch over. |
Post# 357977 , Reply# 92   8/19/2016 at 19:42 (2,778 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 357992 , Reply# 93   8/20/2016 at 09:43 (2,777 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 359045 , Reply# 94   9/9/2016 at 21:46 (2,757 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 360453 , Reply# 96   10/6/2016 at 11:22 (2,730 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Post# 360481 , Reply# 97   10/6/2016 at 16:07 (2,730 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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I find these old telephones facinating and how they were once such an over used item of the home that is now becoming almost completely unused. I think they deserve to be well preserved in a collection.
I think it is fascinating that they still work on the same old system as they always have, with just a slight switching around of the line cords to have the latest BT fitting. Fortunately BT and Sky which we keep juming between, (due to costs increases/decreases) still accept pulse dialing! ☺️ So fully functional in my house. 😀 John, you have seem it yourself? Do you like my equipment?! 😉 |
Post# 360483 , Reply# 98   10/6/2016 at 16:16 (2,730 days old) by AlexHoovers94 (Manchester UK)   |   | |
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Post# 360500 , Reply# 99   10/6/2016 at 18:59 (2,730 days old) by vacerator (Macomb Michigan)   |   | |
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really cool looking! Farenheit 451-ish. Right off the Alton Estate. |