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Telephone Identification, Repair & Restoration => Telephone Restoration Projects and Techniques => Number/Dial Cards/Faceplates and Paper Attachments => Topic started by: SUnset2 on July 23, 2022, 01:10:13 AM

Title: Does anybody have good scans of early GPO number cards?
Post by: SUnset2 on July 23, 2022, 01:10:13 AM
I have been looking for scans of GPO (British) number cards for a couple of 1930s telephones.

http://www.telephonearchive.com doesn't have copies of the GPO number cards in high enough resolution to print.

Does anybody here have anything?
Title: Re: Does anybody have good scans of early GPO number cards?
Post by: david@london on November 19, 2022, 10:40:00 AM
Hi SUnset 2,
Photo of a reproduction but genuine-style GPO card from vintagetelephony.co.uk. Not sure of the date of this style but would guess 1930s to 50s.

I also have a cheese drawer info card ...could post if you need.
Title: Re: Does anybody have good scans of early GPO number cards?
Post by: FABphones on November 19, 2022, 09:59:26 PM
Quote from: SUnset2 on July 23, 2022, 01:10:13 AMI have been looking for scans of GPO (British) number cards for a couple of 1930s telephones...

Which model phones? Any photos?
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Title: Re: Does anybody have good scans of early GPO number cards?
Post by: SUnset2 on November 20, 2022, 01:23:00 PM
Thank you David for the scan of the card. That will work well.

Quote from: FABphones on November 19, 2022, 09:59:26 PMWhich model phones? Any photos?
:)
One is a type 150 candlestick, and the other is a 162 with attached bellset. The dials have the larger number card holders, but would look wrong with later style cards.
Title: Re: Does anybody have good scans of early GPO number cards?
Post by: FABphones on November 22, 2022, 05:05:15 AM
Couple of images added below. They will need resizing for printing.


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