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Old 6th Dec 2017, 8:35 pm   #7
Pellseinydd
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Default Re: Vintage PBX info sought

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Originally Posted by dagskarlsen View Post
I would suggest to take a look at this page:
http://www.glenmoriston.org.uk/Glenm...ne%20Exchange/
Ian here is an expert on exchages, may be the best on old exchanges in Europe!

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Whoops - fame!! Actually the switchboard above is a former public exchange.

I would suggest that a small town Gas showroom would in the 1950's have had a small table top cordless switchboard - a CB935 configured for one exchange line and up to three extensions or a slightly larger 2 +4 or 3+9 switchboard as shown in Bob Freshwater's website in http://www.britishtelephones.com/swcb935.htm Shouldn't be too hard to find one. A couple of 1+3's went on eBay recently

The larger 10+50 would have been for a much larger location. For instance Brymbo Steel Works employing around 1200 with a three story office block only had a 10+50 switchboard in the 1970/80's. Bear in mind that in those days every extension had to be rented so phones weren't as numerous as they are today in offices.
Hope that helps

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