http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/ Australasian Telephone Collectables Sat, 17 May 2008 17:20:19 GMT Ian Jolly http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/87 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/87 Hi Jack I assume that the description of the Telephone No 2 is a British Post Office designation as these also seem to appear in Oz. The BPO telephone No 2 Sat, 17 May 2008 14:57:06 GMT Jack Ryan http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/86 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/86 Hi All, 1. What is the difference between a No. 2 and a 38MT? (No 2 is in the bottom picture on page 79 of Dave's book "Telephone Talk"). The number 2 has the Thu, 15 May 2008 09:31:07 GMT Ian Jolly http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/85 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/85 Hi Jack You might find the following info useful for the conversion details from the old UK system to the 'PSTN' plug and socket system Thu, 15 May 2008 00:26:25 GMT Jack Ryan http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/84 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/84 Hi Jack, The NZ 700 phone might have been "converted" to the newer wall connection. This is like the UK versions where the bell connection is seperate. Have a Wed, 14 May 2008 14:43:32 GMT Jack Jerome http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/83 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/83 Howdy group, I am having an issue with a press button 700 series NZPO phone. It doesn't ring. I have checked the wiring against diagrams, and I haven't seemed Mon, 05 May 2008 16:16:52 GMT ddockray http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/82 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/82 Hello Jody. A "Long Tom" would probably be the most appropriate. You do see them occasionally on eBay, but they do attract a bit of interest. As your in WA, I Mon, 05 May 2008 09:30:54 GMT jodyshanhun1 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/81 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/81 Hi i'm from Albany WA and looking for a pay phone for my red phone box that I'm restoring. Would like to get the right phone for the box I have a tasman style Sat, 03 May 2008 12:01:29 GMT Jack Ryan http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/80 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/80 Hello Jack, Welcome to the group! I see Ron pointed you to britishtelephones.com. There is lots of information there but I think is stops in about 1960 (AU) Sat, 03 May 2008 10:42:36 GMT Ron Sewell http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/79 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/79 Hello Jack, Nice to have you on board. You might find the link to a friends site an interesting experience. I must warn you, I can not be held responsible if Sat, 03 May 2008 09:40:45 GMT Jack Jerome http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/78 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/78 Howdy group! I am new to your group, and collect (eclectically) desk and wallsets between 1930 and 1965. I have a bit of different 700 serie, but no Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:24:16 GMT Jack Ryan http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/77 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/77 Hi Rich, I don't know if I will bid for it - its just an interesting example of a refurbished phone. I don't claim to be an expert in anything but here is my Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:50:09 GMT richardlane@... http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/76 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/76 Hi Jack, Interesting EBAY item. I am not sure if the stick phones used in Australia were ever Brass, I thought we adopted the BT standard of having Black ones. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:11:00 GMT Jack Ryan http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/75 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/75 Hi all, Would anyone like to comment on this candlestick? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/vintage-CANDLE-STICK-TELEPHONE- Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:55:53 GMT GPO Telephone Gal http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/74 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/74 Does anyone know where I can buy eletret 21A (electronic) transmitters/microphones suitable for replacing carbon granule microphones used in 300 series Sat, 16 Feb 2008 12:52:30 GMT Jack Ryan http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/73 http://au.groups.yahoo.com/group/australasian_telephones/message/73 Hello all, Perhaps someone can help. As an undergraduate I learnt about resistance and the more general term impedance. The reciprocal of impedance is