The Old Telephone
Company, Essex, England
Established in 1986
Exclusively old telephones and parts for nearly 25 years
I have personally restored and sold over 3000 old telephones
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My telephone number (Daytime only) is
01245 400601
Having problems with your eBay
telephone?
Contact me, I may be able to help you.
Weekend opening times
when I am
in attendance are 10.00 to
12.00 on Saturday and Sunday. Opening times may be extended subject to demand.
The shop is also open for sales 10.00am to 5.30pm 7 days a week; see note near
the bottom of th page.
The advantages of going to the shop include
To be able to see and handle the telephones and ask questions about them.
To hear a recorded message about the telephones on each telephone on
display. This enables you to make an assessment of the speech quality of
each telephone.
You may use the telephones like an intercom and speak to each other.
You can operate the bells on each telephone to hear what they sound
like.
All the above facilities are easy to use and require little or no
assistance from the staff. Have fun!
A small selection of spares is available for sale over the counter,
but only
when I am in attendance.
Workshop facilities are available at Battlesbridge. I may be able to convert
or repair your telephone while you wait.
You may discuss your individual requirements with either myself (Gavin Payne) or my
representative in the shop.
I will attempt to show here the restored stock for
sale at Battlesbridge. For obvious reasons, it will almost always be out of
date, but I will try to keep it as accurate as possible.
I expect all these telephones will be on display this Saturday morning.
All these telephones are available by mail order
(subject to being unsold) and if ordered by 11.00 am could be with you the next
day. E&OE.
Post and packing by next day Parcelforce 24 to most of the country (except
the Highlands and Islands and Northern Ireland) is
£15.00
If you are intending to visit the shop to see a
particular telephone, please call me first on the number below to check
availability.
Any telephone can be reserved for a short period, with no obligation to
buy.
All are converted to work on a BT line unless otherwise stated. If you
are a cable TV customer (Virgin NTL etc) call me on the number below for
more details.
All benefit from my 2 year guarantee.
Bakelite 300 Series
There is a selection of types 332, and 312.
There are 3 telephones all on display in the range £170 to £270.
All were made in the 1940's-50's.
All with plaited handset cord, Various features. Please ask for details.
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SPECIAL PRICE BAKELITE 300 SERIES
I now have an additional range of "SPECIAL PRICE" inexpensive 300 series
on display generally for personal callers only. These telephones have
slight cosmetic defects to the handset/case. In many cases these
cosmetic defects are not all that obvious. Functionally, they are
the same as their more expensive brothers and have the same guarantee.
They can be identified in the shop by their "Special Price" sign.
There are 6 telephones all on display in the range £90 to £170.
All made in the 1940's-50's.
These "Special Price" telephones are proving to be very popular. I advise a Saturday morning visit
to see the best selection after re-stocking.
There is also on display a variety of 700 series telephones in a variety
of colours
Pictures to follow
Danish Bakelite Desk Telephone
Dated 1966
This good quality telephone has an adjustable ringer
£165
A Belgian desk telephone
1960
The brass trim around the base is actually a carrying handle
£150
A 1983 Swiss desk telephone
£140
Sorry no picture
An excellent rare type 366 Bakelite Siemens Wall Telephone
.
These telephones were made in Woolwich by Siemens Brothers and exported
to Canada.
This example is fitted with an un-used black plaited handset supplied as
a spare to the Canadian customer
£290
Another "Special Price" version at £220
A
mint 1977 Queens Silver Jubilee Telephone.
A second example is on display
mounted on it original wall bracket which also contains the bell.
Both telephones were unused in
their original wrappings until I prepared them for sale.
£148 each
Bakelite type 332
In super condition with plaited handset cord and a drawer in the base.
£270
A really good Bakelite 312 with "Call Exchange button"
Complete with plaited cloth hand set cord and a drawer in the base.
£260
1940's
Danish similar to the picture but with two buttons on the front.
£240
SOLD
A good range of 746's in immaculate condition,
With standard dial at £65
With chrome (stainless steel) dial at £95
An American
type 500 Mark 1 telephone dated 1960. This is fitted with the
rarer small front metal dial.
£155
Note: This is not the broadly similar British 700 series telephone widely
available elsewhere
An good Bakelite 232 desk telephone mounted on a type 26 bell set
£350
Sold
Another is being prepared
Type 321 British Bakelite Wall Phone
1961
Fairly unusual type in good condition
£170
Telephone extension bell 64d
A
good selection is on show of the ever popular original vintage 64d
telephone extension bells. All are in mint condition, all are with a black 3
metre cord ready to plug in to a BT or Cable TV telephone socket, and
are complete with a 2 way telephone adaptor. These can be plugged into
any convenient telephone socket in your house, regardless of whether
there is a telephone plugged in or not. They are powered by the
telephone line, and do not need a mains connection. They are semi-weatherproof and
could be installed in a suitable position outside.
I sell these with various bell gong tone
combinations. You can ring them all, and choose the one which suits you
best.
Ideal if you need a bell for your 200 series telephone.
Also worth trying if you have difficulty hearing a modern telephone
ring, or are just nostalgic for the old fashioned ring.
Prices
from £25 in plain black to £40 with polished brass bell gongs as pictured
above.
MAIL ORDER is available £3.00 extra
These popular bell sets are regularly replaced
as required from my extensive stock
I will endeavour to replace telephones marked "sold"
for the next weekend.
A tip for personal callers to the
shop.
The best selection of telephones for sale can be seen after
re-stocking on a Saturday morning.
Weekend opening times are 10.00 to
12.00 on Saturday and Sunday. Opening times may be extended subject to demand.
The shop is also open 10.00am to 5.30pm 7 days a week with
sales and assistance from Leslie next door, and the antiques centre staff. But I am there only at
the weekends.
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. Now my wife is at home recovering well from her
accident, I can usually be reached 9.00am to 5.30pm seven days of the 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. I am in attendance in the shop most
Saturday and Sunday mornings between 10.00 and 12.00. 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. Please also note, I
do not give advice for DIY repairs or conversions or valuations of any kind over
the telephone or by email. You are welcome to bring the telephone to my shop for
help or comments.
Emails to gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk
. 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.
an old Bakelite
telephone 
