Working History — 1931-1957
Telephone, taxi-rank telephone
This 1930s telephone would have been used at a taxi rank. The 1957 handset is a later addition. This all-weather telephone was in use for almost 40 years at cab ranks, building sites, railway stations and other external sites. The Post Office finally replaced this model in the 1970s with the telephone 745 which was fitted with a dial.
- Category:
- Working History
- Object ID:
- 2003.2/240
- Object name:
- telephone, taxi-rank telephone
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1931-1957
- Material:
metal, plastic, enamel
- Measurements/duration:
- H 395 mm, W 151 mm, D 140 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
BT Connected Earth
- Copyright holder:
BT
- Image credit:
© BT Heritage
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