On the healing bench today, a #candlestick #telephone - it’s a UK Post Office “Tele 180” made by Plessey in 1927
It’s the oldest phone I own!
It’s a little sorry for itself, with broken wires, paint in the mechanism, a stuck hook switch and slow dial… it’s not in original condition (bits have been overcleaned, or repainted) but I’m not worried about that.
The first move has been to get it all apart for cleaning!
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You know it’s going well if I’ve had to get the diagrams out…
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What’s this mystery object stuck to my telephone?
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This is what a Phonair #telephone #handset #airFreshener looks like installed in it's natural envrionment, on the mouthpiece of a lovely red #GPO706
#phone #telephoneHeritage #telephoneHistory #vintagePhone #vintageTelephone #telephoneSanitiser
Does your #telephone #handset smell of old feet for some reason?
Stop sniffing it like a weirdo, and install a “Phonair” telephone freshener!
This little silver puck clips on to the mouthpiece of your GPO telephone and makes it smell lemon fresh for up to 3 months!
Also available in rose and “original” flavour.
(Not suitable for trimphones)
Uk Pat No 1157643, issued circa 1965
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Thom Zehrfeld
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