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Old 24th Jan 2015, 11:12 pm   #1
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Default GPO 'Cheesedraw' card inserts

Hi all, apologies if this has already been posted, I've been hunting the web to try and find a replacement card insert for a 332 cheese drawer.

I've found the exchange numbers card on the image below, but I can't seem to find anywhere the card where you can write down the numbers, not even a photograph so I can mock one up myself.

There is a seller on ebay selling both the exchange and the card that sits under the spring, but not my exchange (Birmingham) - it's also a bit pricy.

Does anyone have a scan (or even a Photograph I can use to mock one up) of the second card that sits under the plastic case?
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Old 25th Jan 2015, 1:26 am   #2
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Default Re: GPO 'Cheesedraw' card inserts

Hopefully you'll get the uploaded attachments of an assortment of dialling-code cards.

Best wishes

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Old 25th Jan 2015, 6:31 pm   #3
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Hi Pete, many thanks for posting the dialling cards, much appreciated! Reading back my post, I didn't explain myself very well. Sorry!!

I already have the cards you have posted - it's the one where you can write your own numbers on the card that I'm trying to get hold of - like the one sat in the drawer here.
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Old 26th Jan 2015, 11:57 am   #4
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Default Re: GPO 'Cheesedraw' card inserts

I have to say that I've never seen those.

Were they actually issued by the GPO? Or were they for use on private systems, I wonder?

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Old 26th Jan 2015, 12:05 pm   #5
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I've never seen them on BT intruments either. Am I mistaken or is that a photo of a red 164 series? doesn't look like any 332 I've seen.
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Old 26th Jan 2015, 12:10 pm   #6
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I'm sure that's a 1xx or 2xx phone too; The OP has no doubt used a pic found online to illustrate what he's looking for.
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Old 26th Jan 2015, 9:50 pm   #7
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Hi all, it is a red 164 in the image, I had just used it to illustrate the telephone number card in its drawer.

Looking at it further, the particular image I used is a seller on eBay selling the cheese drawer cards...

And the card in the drawer is simply a 'Complimentary card for your telephone numbers'.

Thank you all for confirming it is non standard! I shall just use the Birmingham exchange card I already have in the plastic wallet and no more.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 12:57 am   #8
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Was this on the drawer on 232/332 phones under the phone, where there was a place to record oft called numbers.
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Old 27th Jan 2015, 8:26 pm   #9
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Yes, that may be the one!
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