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| IDENTIFICATION
Markings used on THE BASE OF GPO TELEPHONES |
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GPO telephones usually had identifying marking on
their base. This normally consisted of a 3 digit number indicating
the type of telephone. This was sometimes followed by a suffix code used
to indicate a feature of the phone. Next there were one, two or three
letters to indicate the manufacturer. Then came two
numbers which were the last two digits of the year. Finally came a
number and sometimes a letter to show a change in production. |
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The example above gives the
following information about the telephone:
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- 706 type No: 706
- L dial marked with letters
- PLA made by Plessey
- 64 made in 1964
- 2A production run 2A
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| CB |
Central
Battery (no dial) |
| F |
All-figure dial or dial surround |
| L |
Letters
and numbers on dial or dial surround |
| LB |
Local
Battery (dial fitted) |
| R |
Recall
button fitted |
| AEG |
GEC
Telecommunications, Glenross, Scotland |
| AEK |
GEC-AEI
Telecommunications, Kirkaldy, Scotland |
| C |
General
Electric Company (GEC), Coventry |
| CWL |
Pye
Telecommunications, Cambridge |
| DAE |
A.
P. Besson Ltd., Hove, Sussex |
| DFM |
Denis
Ferranti Meters Ltd. |
| E |
Ericsson |
| EET |
Plessey,
Beeston, Nottinghamshire (formerly Ericsson) |
| EEX |
Plessey,
Sunderland (formerly Ericsson) |
| FB |
GPO
Factory, Birmingham |
| FBR |
GPO
Factory, Birmingham (Refurbished) |
| FH |
GPO
Factory, Holloway, London |
| FHA |
GPO
Factory, Holloway, London (Assembly) |
| FHB |
GPO
Factory, Holloway, London (Construction) |
| FHR |
GPO
Factory, Holloway, London (Refurbished) |
| FNR |
GPO
Factory, Edinburgh (Refurbished) |
| FRA |
Ferranti
Ltd. |
| FH |
GPO
Factory, Holloway, London |
| FW |
GPO
Factory, Cwmcarn, Wales |
| FWG |
STC
Consumer Electronics, Cwmcarn, Wales |
| FWR |
GPO
Factory, Cwmcarn, Wales (Refurbished) |
| G |
General
Elecric Company (GEC) |
| GEC |
GEC
Telephones, Coventry |
| GEN |
GEC-AEI
Telecommunications, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham |
| GNA |
Pye
(laterally TMC), Aidre |
| H |
Automatic
Telephone & Electric Company |
| HAA |
Plessey
Strowger Works, Liverpool |
| I |
Ibex
Telephones, Harrow |
| IBX |
Ibex
Telephones, Harrow |
| PEH |
Pye,
Hastings |
| PER |
Plessey,
Romford, Essex |
| PL |
Plessey |
| PLA |
Plessey |
| PLS |
Plessey,
Swindon |
| PLX |
Plessey,
Newport, Gwent |
| PX |
Phoenix
Telephones, Hendon, London |
| PXA |
Phoenix
Telephones, Hendon, London |
| S |
Siemens
Brothers (laterally AEI) |
| SER |
Siemens,
West Hartlepool |
| SLW |
Plessey,
Wigan |
| SPK |
Plessey,
Speke, Liverpool |
| STC |
Standard
Telephone Company (STC), New Southgate, London |
| STM |
Standard
Telephone Company (STC), Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| TCH |
Standard
Telephone Company (STC), Larne, Northern Ireland |
| TE |
Telephone
Manufacturing Company (TMC) |
| TEA |
Telephone
Manufacturing Company (TMC), West Dulwich |
| TES |
Telephone
Manufacturing Company (TMC), St. Mary Cray |
| TGR |
Thorn
Ericsson, Rochester |
| TGW |
Thorn
Ericsson, Scunthorpe |
| TMA |
Telephone
Manufacturing Company (TMC), Airdrie |
| TTL |
Telephone
Manufacturing Company (TMC), Livingston, Scotland |
| W |
Western
Electric (laterally STC) |
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