TELEPHONE No. 148

Magneto and CBS Pedestal Telephone

Pillar style (Candlestick) telephone used with the Repeater Telephonic No. 9A on Magneto and C.B.S. systems.

Used in conjunction with a Bellset No's 5 or 15.

Early table telephones were connected to the internal wiring with a Strip, Flexible Cord Connection.  Click here for more information.

Telephone includes (1928):-
2 x Cords, Instrument No. 116.
2 x Cords, Instrument No. 116, modified.
1 x Cord, Instrument No. 222.
1 x Cord, Instrument No. 1003.
1 x Hook, Receiver, F.
1 x Transmitter No. 2.
1 x Receiver, Bell No. 1A.

Circuit diagrams - N248 and TL 1042.

Click here for pictures of a Candlestick before refurbishment

Click here for Candlestick construction and how to dismantle the phone

Candlestick construction

Candlestick Manufacturing (Messrs Keitmann)

How to convert to Plug and Socket

Collectors Information - what to look for

Telephone mouthpiece sanitisers

Last revised: September 24, 2025