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Bodie158717 · 16th Jan 2021, 4:39 am

Hello,

I'd like to know what model of Binatone answering machine this is, please.

It featured in the TV sitcom Watching in 1990.

I only know it's Binatone from the wording on the box.

Looking around online it is similar to the Binatone Telecorder 2100.
Only the Watching machine looks more boxier, the handset isn't as rounded as the 2100 and the cassette door is in a different place.

I believe the 2100 had a remote accessing device. The Watching one also had a remote supposedly. It is seen in the programme but may have just been for plot line use, whether they actually got hold of an answering machine that had this feature for real, I don't know.

It does look like the remote is in the foreground of the picture of the unboxed device.

Thanks,

Jonathan

16th Jan 2021, 4:39 am	#1
Bodie158717 Diode Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Inverness, Highlands, UK. Posts: 6	Binatone answering machine ID Hello, I'd like to know what model of Binatone answering machine this is, please. It featured in the TV sitcom Watching in 1990. I only know it's Binatone from the wording on the box. Looking around online it is similar to the Binatone Telecorder 2100. Only the Watching machine looks more boxier, the handset isn't as rounded as the 2100 and the cassette door is in a different place. I believe the 2100 had a remote accessing device. The Watching one also had a remote supposedly. It is seen in the programme but may have just been for plot line use, whether they actually got hold of an answering machine that had this feature for real, I don't know. It does look like the remote is in the foreground of the picture of the unboxed device. Thanks, Jonathan Attached Thumbnails