Just bought another 300-series 'phone...
Hello everyone,
I recently bought this rather nice phone in a local charity shop for a very reasonable £30. It’s complete with both cords and in good condition though has obviously seen some damp conditions over the years. You don’t have to be a phone expert to spot that the dial would be more at home on a 706 though…
I’m interested in its history, i.e. whether you all think it’s a mongrel put together with junk box bits, or if it’s evolved into its current form as a result of modernisation and repairs.
Here are the salient points:
The base is stamped L11568A1 which Bob Freshwater’s site identifies as an ATM 300-style CB telephone. It’s also dated 2nd November 1956 but this has been obscured with a rectangular patch of matte, off-white paint.
The “paster” on the inside of the base identifies it as a Telephone No. 332 (Mark 2), which I understood to be a GPO designation.
The plungers are the older style with the tapered housing, designed to work with the chassis fitted with a flat gravity hook switch plate (rather than the later ones with rollers).
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