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K6 & other GPO Telephone Boxes

Started by david@london, April 26, 2012, 02:54:29 PM

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19and41

A true design Icon.  One of the most easily recognized objects on earth.
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Whitcrane76

#91
I've got one close to me, but the guy that owns it won't sell. He also has it outside his business on the side of a busy street.

Whitcrane76

I fixed the picture.  I can't get a response to my posts, but a sideways picture gets an instant response.

david@london

#93
19and41, yes absolutely.

Whitcrane76,

thanks for posting that, what a difference some red paint and new window panels would make to that lovely old phonebox with the earlier Tudor crown.

The climbing plant is definitely due for a prune before it takes over completely.
Do you have secateurs? :)

Just found this site which has images & geographic locations of K6s....

https://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=110667398&page=1

...including this well-maintained box at Roos in Yorkshire.




david@london

Photos 1 & 2:

Out on the Central Underground Line, suburban Wanstead in north-east London has this K6 outside its Tube station.
The postbox next to it is a rare Edward VIII one. As he abdicated as King after reigning for only 326 days, there are only about 100 of them.

3 & 4:

K6 with old petrol pumps in Shadingfield, Suffolk......was still working last time I was there.




FABphones

Thanks for posting those david@london.

That poor old phone box and pumps. We need to find an old photo of them in their prime for comparison...
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HarrySmith

Somebody in Canada is selling a few of the original K6 boxes!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Telephone-Box/293591422001
Harry Smith
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there is only
do or do not"

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Quote from: HarrySmith on May 25, 2020, 08:51:48 AM
Somebody in Canada is selling a few of the original K6 boxes!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Telephone-Box/293591422001

Maybe I could get Terry Biddlecombe to pick one up for me, he lives in British Columbia. The problem would be the drive across the county to pick it up from him. :)

HarrySmith

A K6 booth just came up on eBay this morning. Located in Texas. Stated as "rough condition" with a best offer option.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-London-Telepone-Booth-Rough-Condition/293618032630
Harry Smith
ATCA 4434
TCI

"There is no try,
there is only
do or do not"

tubaman

In terms of condition it doesn't look really bad. Shame about the crack at the top, but it does appear mostly complete.
:)

david@london

#100
An interesting series of videos here......a team of volunteers take on the task of restoring a K6 phone box in the village of Tytherington in Gloucestershire....

episode 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hR2JPDXkaAc&ab_channel=TheFunkyFarmer


FABphones

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Vintage Phones - 10% man made, 90% Tribble
*************

Jim Stettler

Quote from: HarrySmith on June 18, 2020, 10:00:38 AM
A K6 booth just came up on eBay this morning. Located in Texas. Stated as "rough condition" with a best offer option.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-London-Telepone-Booth-Rough-Condition/293618032630

There used to be at least 3 large stashes of British booths in the US,
One stash was in Texas,
One stash was in Kane County, IL
and the other stash was in Florida, (by the panhandle).
There were most likely  others.
A local guy had 2 that he imported, I found another close by in a storage lot in Teller County, CO. None of these came from the 3 stashes I mentioned. I could of bought the spare booth or the storage booth for about $1,500-$1,800 10-15 years ago.

Logistics of moving, storage and restoration ruled it them out , so did the price.

The guy with 2 had a crane lift them into his yard, I saw them in his backyard and rang his doorbell. Years later he moved 1 to an antique shop for sale. I don't think it ever sold.
On the storage lot booth, the owner moved to Glenwood Springs and left the booth in outdoor storage. I did correspond a little with him. I don't know what finally happened with it.

Jim
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You die, you forget it all.

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Have a seat!  :)

david@london

....a very comfy-looking sofa there, Duffy. Looks like it has its own 'cheese drawer' under the cushions?

Have been looking out for replica or 'prop' phone boxes which are often used in British feature films and tv series. There must be scores of examples.....these two are from the Ealing Studios films The Maggie (1954) and The Ladykillers (1955).

Locations:
The Maggie - Bowmore harbour on the Isle of Islay.....standing in for the film's Inverkerran where Calvin B. Marshall tracks down Capt MacTaggart & the crew.
http://www.scotlandthemovie.com/movies/fmaggie.html
The Ladykillers - Argyle Street in Kings Cross near St Pancras station. https://www.reelstreets.com/films/ladykillers-the/