New Zealand Post Office
Telephone H1170 and H1170 Modified

H1170
Automatic, Rural, Table, Magneto telephone, with a Bakelite casing.  This telephone was fitted with a dial and a generator.

The telephone requires two 1.5v batteries for transmission purposes.

NZPO Engineering Notes Telephones, Stations, C1217 refers.

Made by British Ericsson, their model N1003H16.

Circuit Diagram

H1170 Modified
Automatic, Rural, Table, Public Call Office telephone, with a Bakelite casing.  This telephone was fitted with a dial.

Used in conjunction with a pre-payment coinbox, the BPO Mechanism No. 14D.

The telephone requires two 1.5v batteries for transmission purposes.

NZPO Engineering Notes Telephones, Stations, G1115 refers.

Circuit Diagram

Last revised December 24, 2025

FM2