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2nd Jun 2017, 1:13 am | #1 |
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Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
Hi new to this forum so bear with me.
Whilst browsing through a local junk (sorry collectors) shop I came across a phone which caught my eye as it was in a colour I hadnt seen before, it has a pink body with a cream handset and cord, cream dial surround and cream line cord terminating with a usual BT plug. The markings on the bottom are 746F SERIAL No.EET 80/2 which I believe means it was manufactured by Plessey - Beeston, Notts. (formerly Ericsson) in 1980. It is in very good condition but required some attention as the dial was loose (top fixing screw was missing) and one of the wires had become disconnected from its terminal, on putting these right and reassembling the phone works as it should when plugged in. I have searched the internet but can find no information on this coloured phone, all components appear to be genuine GPO/BT ones. Has anyone come across one like this or have any info on it please. |
2nd Jun 2017, 11:02 am | #2 |
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Re: Recent Purchase
The GPO/BT didn't make pink ones but these days the plastic parts are made in all sorts of weird and wonderful(?) colours.
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2nd Jun 2017, 11:13 am | #3 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
From what your saying it's probably started as a cream coloured genuine 746 phone and a new case was purchased such as one of these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REPLACEMEN...gHC7IJnql_dckA Cheers Mike T
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2nd Jun 2017, 5:24 pm | #4 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
As others have said, it doesn't appear to be an original GPO telephone. The telephonesuk site (and others) show all the colours that were available for the 706, 746, etc. And, although there were, say ivory handset bodies, blue telephone bodies and red mouthpiece and earpiece caps, you couldn't have rented a telephone from the GPO with that mix.
But of course the 746 is pretty modular, and equivalent parts of different colours will interchange. I've seen (for example) a red body, ivory handset, ivory dial ring, red mouthpiece and earpiece caps advertised as being an item for football supporters of whatever team it is that plays in red and white kit. I don't think the pink body you have is original, the rest of the telephone quite likely is. |
2nd Jun 2017, 9:30 pm | #5 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
Good evening,
I have a feeling that this telephone was once part of a 1970's toy telephone/intercom set. I remember a remarkably long time ago my gran had one which consisted of 2 GPO telephones connected permanently together with a 4 core cable. One unit had a battery compartment to drive the earpieces. The other had the cable going directly to the handset. There was no remote call bell mechanism for simplicity, but the rotary dial tinkled a little bicycle bell situated behind the dial when turned and released. I expect the case and handset was moulded directly from the GPO telephone moulding presses and the microphones and earpieces were standard items. A simple chassis plate with a battery holder added (no amplifier needed) and a cable between the 2 telephones would made a decent toy intercom. With the toy chassis and dial removed, a standard 746 chassis could be simply added to the case and the handset wired up to make an unusual colour working telephone. Christopher Capener
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
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2nd Jun 2017, 9:39 pm | #7 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
Thanks for the info guys, thought it must be something like that, didn't realise you could buy replacement bodies.
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2nd Jun 2017, 10:10 pm | #8 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
I musn't show this to SHMBO!
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4th Jul 2017, 1:46 pm | #9 |
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4th Jul 2017, 2:03 pm | #10 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
A well known acronym (comes from Rumpole of the Bailey) http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/SHMBO
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4th Jul 2017, 2:27 pm | #11 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
It should be SWMBO. John Mortimer who wrote Rumpole probably got it from "She" by Rider Haggard.
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4th Jul 2017, 3:17 pm | #13 |
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4th Jul 2017, 4:01 pm | #14 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
My cock up, well it's still so true!
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4th Jul 2017, 7:37 pm | #15 |
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Re: Recent Purchase. Multi-coloured Telephone 746.
Should it not be "HWMBO" in the accusative?
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4th Jul 2017, 8:23 pm | #16 |
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In these enlightened times it could be "Soul mate Who...", I wouldn't dare to "disobey" out of sheer household peace!
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