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jmggurr · 2nd Oct 2017, 6:14 pm

Hi all,

First post here, and first time vintage telephone owner - hello everyone!

I bought a British Ericsson 1071 wall phone (c.1948?) from ebay hoping I can get it working again on my UK setup and I am hoping for some guidance.

I want to locate it in my hallway close to a working GPO bell and ideally connect it via that bell.

The bell has a four-wire cable running into it with orange and blue connected to the bell (orange to T1 and blue to T4, green and brown unused). I was wondering if there is any way I can connect my new Ericsson phone to this wiring somehow.

Any help you can offer would be very gratefully received!

Best regards,
Jake

2nd Oct 2017, 6:14 pm	#1
jmggurr Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Wrexham, Clwyd, Wales, UK. Posts: 44	Ericsson 1071 wiring advice Hi all, First post here, and first time vintage telephone owner - hello everyone! I bought a British Ericsson 1071 wall phone (c.1948?) from ebay hoping I can get it working again on my UK setup and I am hoping for some guidance. I want to locate it in my hallway close to a working GPO bell and ideally connect it via that bell. The bell has a four-wire cable running into it with orange and blue connected to the bell (orange to T1 and blue to T4, green and brown unused). I was wondering if there is any way I can connect my new Ericsson phone to this wiring somehow. Any help you can offer would be very gratefully received! Best regards, Jake