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Old 10th May 2021, 9:38 pm   #4
Pellseinydd
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Default Re: Unknown Buzzer GPO/Military

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Originally Posted by newlite4 View Post
Had a large quantity of 1920s radio parts brought in last week. Amongst these was a buzzer built around an iron block mounted on a mahogany base. In paint on the top is marked P18 238 No148, on the front is stamped R C T below each terminal. Works quite efficiently with 6 volts across R and T. Any ideas as to the origin of this device.
Neil
Looks to be a GPO item - the lettering on top decodes as -

P = manufacturers codes for firm 'P W Paul' manufactured in 1918. It is the fifth version of the item. The GPO used '234' for first version, 235 for second, 236 for third and so on. Likelyto be a 'Buzzer 148' or the like.

Can't find my volumes of GPO drawings of small items from 1899 & 1909. Trawling through over 100+ volumes of N & TG diagrams from 1917 onwards would take a long time. BT Archives when they reopen may be able to help as it will listed in the Vocabulary of Engineering Stores of the era.
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