GPO Candlestick Problem

[Stephen Furley]

I think I have 5 that are working.  All Western Electric.

Five!  Are they late ones, like Dan's and mine, or older types?  British Candlesticks seem to be pretty similar to American ones, I think some were actually imported from over there.  It was with the handset models that the designs really parted company, with Bakelite pyramids here and round and oval base metal models there.

Given that the last of them must have gone out of use about 50 years ago, and they are made of metal, which has scrap value, I'm surprised that quite a few of them seem to have survived.

[Phonesrfun]

Stephen:

As I mentioned, mine are all Western.  I can post pictures tonight when I get home.  I also have one here at work on my bookshelf, but no camera here.

-Bill