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This site and many like it are not that friendly to those who know little about
telephones. To make matters worse my site is devoted only to UK telephony, so if you want
American telephones then go to a US link. I have started with Telephones and further down this page I will link you to other subjects, like how to wire them up. GPO, Post Office and British Telecom In theory there are a few different generic types. The old wooden ones, candlesticks, pyramid shaped Bakelite, big chunky Bakelite and the 1960's/1970's plastic cased models. Well that's got it down to five types. The GPO gave all telephones numbers (in fact the GPO gave every piece of equipment a
name and number). This is only a generalisation but good enough to start with - you could also
look under your phone for a number!
By now you know approximately which type of telephone you are interested in (look at the number on the base of your telephone if you have one) so you can have a look around. Collectors information on all old GPO telephones Click here UK socket information and how to wire them up How to wire up old GPO telephones Collectors Information - what to look for - how to identify a good phone More information on private telephones Non GPO & privately supplied telephones Good luck - Email me at bob
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