Antique British Telephones http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/index.html Old Bakelite Teplephones en admin@fortunecity.com Copyright 2008 Pivot Pivot - 1.30 RC: 'Rippersnapper' Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:21:01 -0400 60 Chrome Dial types http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry4.html http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry4.html#comm GPO Telephone dials

A No 10 Dials always have a fat curved finger stop while a No 12 dials have a thinner‘HOUNDS TOOTH’ finger stop

Please note all GPO dial have a finger stop directly next to the number 0 with no gap.

]]> 4@http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/ default Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:24:00 -0400 Good Telephone Antique blog site http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry3.html http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry3.html#comm I have recently found a good old telephone blog site that is worth visiting if you are interested in British GPO telephones. Please let me know what you think, or if you find better sites.

]]> 3@http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/ default Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:26:00 -0400 Restoring Old British 1950's Telephones http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry2.html http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry2.html#comm When restoring an old telephone I would recommend replacing the original 1950's carbon granule transmitter with a 1970's electret transmitter. However this is a personal choice as it improves the sound quality but slightly diminishes the antique value (although it is easy to convert it back).

]]> 2@http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/ default Wed, 14 Jun 2006 22:02:00 -0400 Bakelite Telephones http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry1.html http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/entry1.html#comm I am currently cleaning a few British bakelite 300 series telephones. Bakelite is the first plastic and although these phones are over 50 years old they look perfect when you spend a few hours cleaning them. I display these Bakelite Dial Telephones on my own website

]]> 1@http://abdy1.fortunecity.com/blog/ default Sun, 28 May 2006 13:54:00 -0400