The Old Telephone Company,  Essex, England
Established in 1986
Exclusively old telephones and parts for over 20 years

  Ring back memories with     an old bakelite telephone

 
Having problems with your eBay telephone?
Contact me, I may be able to help you.

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Conversions

Telephone conversions are carried out for personal callers only.
I have workshop facilities at Battlesbridge, and may be able to convert or repair your telephone while you wait. But please call me by telephone (see below) first.

It is essential that you call me first by telephone (see below) if you wish to have your telephone converted. Please have the telephone with you when you call, and if possible have a selection of small flat bladed screwdrivers.

I can convert most types of dial telephones (subject to inspection) to enable them to be plugged into a telephone socket.

I will not convert magneto  "Crank handle" telephones. I refuse do do this on the grounds,  that to do so, would entail heavily modifying the telephone. Many really early or interesting old telephones have been vandalised in this way.
My conversions are limited to doing just enough to enable the telephone to work. I may replace the receiver and microphone with later types. But it is always done in such a way that the telephone can be put back the way it was.

INDIAN TELEPHONES and REPRODUCTION TELEPHONES
I do not convert or repair reproduction telephones or any telephone originating from India.
Indian bakelite 300 series can often be identified by checking the underside of the handset grip. It may have a heart shaped emblem enclosing the letters ITI. ITI stands for Indian Telephone Industries of Bangalore. There are other ways of identifying an Indian Telephone, but the easiest way is to call me by telephone (see below) . Please have the telephone with you.

I do not convert or repair telephones by way of mail order. 
Nor do I sell conversion kits, or give advice about Do It Yourself conversions.

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I prefer payment by all the usual Credit/Debit Cards.

If you wish to place an order, or have an enquiry, please read all of this section before trying to contact me.

I much prefer it you to call me (Gavin Payne) by telephone if you wish to place an order, or have an enquiry. I can be reached during normal office hours seven days a week. Calls in the evening are not appreciated and could make me very grumpy. The number is 01245 400601, or if calling from outside the United Kingdom (44)1245 400601.

Emails to gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk . Due to the high levels of spam mail I receive, the spam filter is at maximum followed by automatic email deletion. Some genuine emails are being detected as spam and deleted. If you do not receive an answer to an email in a day or so, please call me on the telephone number above.

By post to The Old Telephone Company, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre,
 Battlesbridge, Essex SS11 7RE.

If you have a telephone in your possession that you want to know more about, or have repaired or converted, please have it right next to you when you call. It is not sufficient just to have a note of any markings or to rely on memory. It may be useful to have a selection of small flat bladed screwdrivers to hand.

The Old Telephone Company respects your privacy, and will not divulge any information about you to a third party.
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Last modified: July 19, 2008