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

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Belgian Series

General Information

These telephones were made by Bell Telephones of Antwerp Belgium. They were supplied to Holland to the Post, Telegraph and Telephone Authority.
They did not originally have the gold coloured transfers on them. I applied those after the case has been re-finished. What looks like brass trim round the base of some of the telephones, is actually a hinged carrying handle. The cases for most of the telephones were black, but in response to public demand, I have them coated in other colours. 
The exception is the original cream version I offer. This rare type has its original cream handset and handset rest. All these mark 2 telephones were made between 1956 and 1967.
The mark 1 version from the 1940's is also available in black only. The mark 1 has a different handset and does not have the brass carrying handle.
The wall phones were made from the 1940's to the 1960's.

Historical Information

The Bell Telephone Company of Antwerp Belgium, is an offshoot of Bell telephones of America. They made a wide range of telephones most of which seemed to have ended up in Holland. 
Some at least were exported to England and were marketed by STC in Kent.

I would welcome more information about the history of this company. gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk

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.

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Last modified: August 02, 2008