G.P.O. ART DECO BLACK 232F PYRAMID STYLE TELEPHONE 1936

GRAB THIS GREAT G.P.O. ART DECO STYLE BLACK 200 SERIES BAKELITE TELEPHONE.

THIS MODEL (232F) OF TELEPHONE IS ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVORITE SHAPES BEING SO OF THE ART DECO PERIOD. OFTEN CALLED THE PYRAMID PHONE CAUSE ITS SLEEK AND SOOTHE PYRAMID STYLE TO THE HOUSING. 

THIS MODEL IS FROM 1936 AND IS IN FINE FETTLE FOR THIS AGE. HANDSET IS IN WONDERFUL CONDITION. THE REST OF THE BAKELITE CASE HAS NO SIGNS OF BREAKAGE, AND NO BIG SCRATCHES TO THE SURFACE AT ALL. ITS IS IN A NICE POLISHED CONDITION! THE HAND SET CLEARLY MARKED WITH G.P.O. / S 36 / 234 / No 164 SHOWING THE DATE 1936. THIS PHONE HAS THE ORIGINAL BROWN PLATTED HANDSET CORD! THIS IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION FOR THE AGE!

UNLIKE OTHER PHONES OF THE SAME AGE ON EBAY THAT HAVE BEEN REFURBISHED THEY HAVE LOST THEIR PLEATED CABLES AND CHANGED TO A MORE MODERN BLACK PLASTIC COATED LINE CORD / OR CURLEY HAND SET CORD! BUT HERE YOU HAVE THE ORIGNAL AND I THINK IT LOOKS BETTER AND IS MORE IN KEEPING WITH THE PERIOD LOOK AND STYLE OF THE WHOLE PHONE!

IT HAS THE CHROME ALPHA - NUMERICAL DIALING. I.E. LETTERS 123 IN RED AND ABC IN BLACK ON THE DIAL FACE. THIS HARKS BACK TO THE PRE NUMERICAL DIALING CODE DAYS!  THE BASE IS IN GOOD CONDITION HAS ITS ORGINAL RUBBER FEET WHICH IS NICE. THIS MODEL WAS A HIGHER SPEC PHONE CAUSE YOU PAID MORE FOR A PULL OUT CHEESE DRAWER! THIS DRAW COMES OUT WHICH IS HANDY TO KEEP YOUR PHONE NUMBERS IN!

ITS GOT A OLD DIALING CODES IN THE DRAWER FROM 1961 FOR COLCHESTER WHICH IS QUITE NICE TO GET SOME HISTORY WITH IT!  

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!

THE 200 SERIES DID NOT COME WITH A EXTERNAL / INTERNAL BELL IT WAS A SOLD A SEPERATE BELL SET THAT WAS EITHER MOUNTED TO THE SKIRTING BOARD, OR ON THE WALL ETC. CLOSE TO THE PHONE! I HAVE INCLUDE IN THE SALE PRICE A SEPERATE BELL SET THAT CAN GIVE YOU THAT NICE TRADITIONAL "BRING BRING" NOISE! THE BELL SET IS IN GOOD CONDITION TOO,  IT HAS A VOLUME CONTROL LEAVER ON THE SIDE! SO YOU CAN ADJUST THE AMOUNT OF NOISE YOU GET. GREAT FOR FAMILIES WITH YOUNG KIDS!! OR STOP YOU GETTING WOKEN IN THE NIGHT!

BOTH THE PHONE AND THE BELL SET HAVE A NEW BT STYLE CONNECTOR! YOU SIMPLY PLUG THE WHITE PHONE ( BELL SET ) CONNECTOR AND THE BLACK ( BAKELITE TELEPHONE ) PHONE CONNECTOR INTO ONE DOUBLE ADAPTOR THEN INTO THE WALL!

I HAVE INCLUDED THE DOUBLE ADAPTOR FREE YOU PLUG INTO YOUR HOME WALL MOUNTED BT SOCKET AND AWAY YOU GO!!