Unusual Russian(?) telephone. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

BUSHBACKER · 14th Nov 2010, 11:52 am

Hi everyone I've just picked up this very unusual telephone which is Russian I think. Can anyone identify it?

Thanks in advance.

Herald1360 · 15th Nov 2010, 1:50 pm

No idea. But you have to call it "Tiny"

JCM3000 · 23rd Nov 2010, 4:43 am

There was one of these on ebay a few months ago and it intrigued me then. I think ППУ (PPU in Cyrillic) was the abbreviation for Приемо-передающие устройства = two way telecommunication device (or similar). Not as pretty as Russell's ТАИ-43 though! Can you see the model number? It should be in uppercase at the top of the circuit diagram, if there is one.

russell_w_b · 23rd Nov 2010, 9:28 am

It might be the metal-cased version of one of the late 1950s / early 1960s transistorised model TA-57. The handset looks similar.

JCM3000 · 28th Nov 2010, 1:11 am

At a tangent but related, not sure if this has been posted on here previously: Moscow City Telephone Museum

14th Nov 2010, 11:52 am	#1
BUSHBACKER Retired Dormant Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Hull, East Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 9	Unusual Russian(?) telephone. Hi everyone I've just picked up this very unusual telephone which is Russian I think. Can anyone identify it? Thanks in advance. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Darren-UK; 14th Nov 2010 at 1:37 pm. Reason: Image, FSK, section.

15th Nov 2010, 1:50 pm	#2
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23rd Nov 2010, 4:43 am	#3
JCM3000 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, UK. Posts: 29	Re: Unusual Russian(?) telephone. There was one of these on ebay a few months ago and it intrigued me then. I think ППУ (PPU in Cyrillic) was the abbreviation for Приемо-передающие устройства = two way telecommunication device (or similar). Not as pretty as Russell's ТАИ-43 though! Can you see the model number? It should be in uppercase at the top of the circuit diagram, if there is one.

23rd Nov 2010, 9:28 am	#4
russell_w_b Dekatron Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Penrith, Cumbria, UK. Posts: 3,687	Re: Unusual Russian(?) telephone. It might be the metal-cased version of one of the late 1950s / early 1960s transistorised model TA-57. The handset looks similar. __________________ Regds, Russell W. B. G4YLI.

28th Nov 2010, 1:11 am	#5
JCM3000 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Isle of Purbeck, Dorset, UK. Posts: 29	Re: Unusual Russian(?) telephone. At a tangent but related, not sure if this has been posted on here previously: Moscow City Telephone Museum