All telephones are available to buy by mail order
£15 post and packing to all parts of the UK.
Smaller parts post and packing from £3 to UK only
You can collect from my shop by arrangement
Please contact me for shipping rates to the rest of the
world.
All telephones are available to buy by mail order
£15 post and packing to all parts of the UK.
Smaller parts post and packing from £3 to UK only
You can collect from my shop by arrangement
Please contact me for shipping rates to the rest of the
world.
Conversions and Repairs
To enable an old telephone to be
plugged in to a telephone socket
Telephone conversions and
repairs are carried out for personal callers only. I do not convert or repair
telephones sent by post or carrier. If the telephone cannot be converted or
repaired "While you wait", and it is inconvenient to return later, I can then
post it back to you.
Conversion costs are from £28
and repair costs are from £20
I have workshop facilities at
Battlesbridge,
and am often 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 or
repaired. 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 both here in The UK and most other countries.
Rotatone
For those on a
Virgin or TalkTalk line who wish to use the dial, or a * or # key,
this could be the answer to your problem.
If you are on a BT or
Sky line and wish to use a * or # key.
I can fit a Rotatone module to the telephone which will enable
the telephone to be used normally.
Currently this service is available for most Candlestick, 200, 300 and
700, Belgian and Kirks series telephones, but I am actively investigating their use
with other telephones.
I can supply and fit a Rotatone unit to your telephone for £35.
This service is available for telephones bought by mail order and
those in the shop.
I may be able to retrofit the Rotatone to your telephone (subject
toinspection and at least 2 days notice ) in the shop while you wait.
CONVERSION KITS......
I do not sell conversion kits,
or give advice about "do it yourself" conversions or repairs. The
reason I do not sell conversion kits is that often other parts of the telephone
require attention (even
the 300 series telephones
are at least 40 to 70 years old now). To try to identify, and even harder to
fix, problems at long range can be frustrating both for myself and for the
customer.
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 satisfactorily. 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.
Onyx telephones are reproductions. Despite appearances, they are not very old.
·A
spares price list
is available for your inspection should any parts be required.
an old Bakelite
telephone 