I live in Adelaide and hope I have the right group to help me. I started collecting phones only a couple of years ago, but have to sell my favourite one and...
Mary, Thanks for your email. You have reached the Australasian Telephone Collectors Society whic is the largest (of 2) telephone collector societies in...
Hi MARY from ADELAIDE NOT SHURE which MODEL U have got. A picture would HELP. It sounds that it is NOT a TELEPHONE but an INTERCOM!!!!! REGARDS RAYMOND from...
Hello Pholks. Just uploaded a "draft" of a paper that I have created that may help us to understand the differences between Skeleton telephones of various...
Sorry Pholks I should have mentioned - just ignore the spaces that have appeared in some words. It happened in my conversion to .pdf file. I'll sort it out for...
Dave, This looks like at least 2 articles in the newsletter - maybe more. (you should know by now that by sending it to me - it probably gets in the N/L). But,...
Hi Dave, Thanks for the interesting article about the skeletal. I have a metal deck Skeletal in my collection, I bought it in Chile, it had a Kristiania...
Dear All, I am trying to find out whether telephones on wheels are still made at all. If so they might be manufactured in China. I know not but I hope to get...
Hi All I am a New Zealand collector of mainly GPO 700 series telephones and the odd Ericfon and WE500 ;) My 'Holy Grail' at the moment is a UK Trimphone, which...
Hello Pholks. Those of you who couldn't make it, missed a most enjoyable weekend. Only a small number of exhibits, but the quality was excellent. Thanks to Bob...
Hi All I wonder if anyone knows what the card was like which fitted into the drawer on the NZPO HB672 bakelite telephone (British Post Office Model 332) ? I...
I've tried to make some improvements to my Home page to speed up the page loading. At the same time I have added a superb (French) Ericsson pedestal phone to...
Hi Ian :) As far as I know our ones weren't issued with a 'number' card as such like your ones, but had a lined pad so subscribers could write notes and...
Thanks for that Stephen. I just wondered as I have a nice mint ivory HB672 (GPO Tele 332) bought on eBay (and at a 'Trade Me' price!) and as I have a 'New...
Superb set of pictures, Dave. We don't anything like that in the UK. Everyone-one is secretive about what they've got :-) All we ever have are 'swapmeets'...
Thank you Ian. I'll actually be attending the September 8th (THG) meeting in London. I'm treating my elderly Mum to a UK trip to see the last of her 'lations....
Mike sent a similar set of pictures out and I've replied direct to him thanks Dave. Have a good trip to the UK. Must away, I'm moving one of my former British...
Hello Pholks. If you're on this list, I'd like to offer this complete set before I advertise it on my web or eBay. It is a hard to get, complete set of all...
Hello Stephen. I've been away for a while and noticed your question. If you don't have an answer yet, please contact me. Cheers Dave Dockray ... From: Stephen...
Hi Dave Thanks for the reply :) Yes I did work it out in the end and the phone is currently serving as our main house phone :) Its good having it working after...
Hello all. Is there a list of the typical components for each telephone? For example, which induction coil? which receiver diaphram? which dial? what type of...
Where is the best place to buy and sell telephones in Australia. Antique shops stick to the basic $50 per item, no matter what the age, type or condition of...
... age, ... Hi Mary A good source used to be garage sales, but you got mostly plastic phones and occasionally a bakelite one. There's not much left there now,...
Thanks for the prompt reply Bob. I wasn't sure whether asking q's about buying and selling were appropriate on this site so I'm pleased to see it is. I had...
Thanks for the reply Ian. Bearing in mind that I haven't seen many of anything... The earliest automatic phones I have seen are the 38AT and 137 with No. 10...
Firstly, if I am not using this venue the way it was intended, I presume someone will tell me. I am thinking of refinishing some phones that require...
