Magneto Phones - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

fidobsa · 23rd Aug 2010, 12:58 pm

When I was in a small town museum in New Zealand I saw an interesting collection of old phones. Many of them had magneto handles on the side, including some fairly modern looking phones. I asked the museum staff about these and apparently some areas of NZ relied on the magneto system right up to the mid '70s. I wonder if magneto phones are still used in some parts of the world?

Millay_2010 · 23rd Aug 2010, 1:33 pm

Well they are still manufactured so i guess so:

http://telereach.tradeindia.com/Expo...Telephone.html

I also believe they are still used in extremely remote places in Africa etc, i have no source for this so it could have been a dream.

fidobsa · 23rd Aug 2010, 4:08 pm

Ah yes, "...Over40,000 supplied to Indian railways...."

23rd Aug 2010, 12:58 pm	#1
fidobsa Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Zala, Hungary Posts: 418	Magneto Phones When I was in a small town museum in New Zealand I saw an interesting collection of old phones. Many of them had magneto handles on the side, including some fairly modern looking phones. I asked the museum staff about these and apparently some areas of NZ relied on the magneto system right up to the mid '70s. I wonder if magneto phones are still used in some parts of the world?

23rd Aug 2010, 1:33 pm	#2
Millay_2010 Hexode Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 315	Re: Magneto Phones Well they are still manufactured so i guess so: http://telereach.tradeindia.com/Expo...Telephone.html I also believe they are still used in extremely remote places in Africa etc, i have no source for this so it could have been a dream.

23rd Aug 2010, 4:08 pm	#3
fidobsa Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Zala, Hungary Posts: 418	Re: Magneto Phones Ah yes, "...Over40,000 supplied to Indian railways...."