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Telephones Systems
       
M7100N M7208N Meridian M7310N [Courtesy of Graham Stokes] M7310N
BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset
M7100N M7208N Type: M7310N M7310N
Year: 2001 Year: 2002
    Year: 2000
       
M7100 M7208 Meridian 7310 Handset M7310+BLF
BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset with Busy Lamp Field
Type: M7100 Type: M7208 Type: M7310 Type: M7310
Item Code: 376316 Year: 1993 Item Code: 376323 Item Code: 376317 & 376302
Year: 1995 Year: 1993
       
M8009 StarTalk 180 (Courtesy of Graham Stokes]
BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian  Handset BT Norstar Meridian POT (plain old telephone) BT Norstar Startalk 180
Type: M7324 Type: M7310  

Voice Mail System
     

View Inside
 
Meridian 1 Phone System [Courtesy of Karl Wilkinson] Meridian CCU Meridian AC15 Unit
BT Norstar Meridian 1 Phone System BT Norstar Meridian Compact Central Control Unit BT Norstar Meridian AC15 Signalling Interface 1A/1 BT Norstar Meridian 8X24 Telephone System
  Year: 1995

Item Code: 376840

  
ATA Item Code: 376388
ATA2 Item Code: 102135
CLI Item Code: 103046

View close up of connection unit

 Year: 1997
View underneath		 Dedicated Page
 
List of Meridian Feature Codes    Setting Meridian Time & Date    Meridian Programming

 
     
8561 Senator Handset 8560 Senator Handset 8550 Senator Handset
BT Senator or Ambassador Handset BT Senator or Ambassador Handset  BT Senator or Ambassador Handset
Type: 8561 Type: 8560 Type: 8550
Year: 1988 Year: 1988 Year: 1987
     
TELE1 TELE3 TELE4
BT Herald Terminal BT Herald Terminal BT Herald Terminal
TELE1/SA20012 TELE3/SA20012 TELE4/SA20012
Year: 1982 Year: 1982 Year: 1982
     
TELE5/SA20012 BT Octara TX23 [Courtesy of Graham Stokes] Herald TX52 (Courtesy of John Griffiths)
BT Herald Terminal BT Octara Terminal BT Herald Terminal
TELE5/SA20012 Type: TX23 Type: TX52
Year: 1982
     
Brown TX54 Cream TX54 Grey TX54 [Courtesy of Graham Stokes]
BT Herald Terminal BT Herald Terminal BT Operator's Console
Type: TX54 Type: TX54 Type: TX54
Year: 1985 Year: 1985

Year: 1985
     
TX56 TX57 BT Merlin TX58 [Courtesy of Graham Stokes]
BT Herald Terminal BT Merlin Handset BT Merlin Handset
Type: TX56 Type: TX57 Type: TX58
Year: 1985 Year: 1985
     
TX65 TX66 TX68 TX69
BT Pentara Terminal BT Pentara Terminal BT Pentara Terminal BT Pentara Terminal
Type: TX65 Type: TX66 Type: TX68 Type: TX68
Item Code: 375549 Item Code: 375550 Item Code: 375551 Item Code: 375552
Year: 1990 Year: 1990 Year: 1990
     
Pentara TX68 with TX69 (Courtesy of John Griffiths) Pentara TX68 with two TX69 (Courtesy of John Griffiths) Pentara Plus System
BT Pentara Terminal BT Pentara Terminal BT Pentara Plus System
Type: TX68 with TX69 Type: TX68 with two TX69 View inside
     
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 TX24 Terminal TX26
Emblem CCU Merlin TX24 Terminal Merlin TX26 Terminal
Type: S2616A Type: S2616LS Type: S2616E
Item Code: 374618 Year: 1984 Year: 1984
Year: 1984 for Emblem system for Emblem system
   
Navigator16 CCU Navigator 8 Terminal Navigator 16 Terminal
Navigator 16 CCU Navigator 8 Terminal Navigator 16 Terminal
Item Code: 870305 Item Code: 870268 Item Code: 870269
Year: 1988 Year: 1988 Year: 1988
View Inside
   
SDX ACD Turret SDX FT4 Terminal (Courtesy of John Griffiths)

BT Kinsman CCU [Courtesy of Graham Stokes]
SDX ACD Turret SDX FT4 Terminal

BT Kinsman CCU
View Inside
     
Regent Console Viceroy Console

Kinsman Console
BT Regent Console BT Viceroy Console

BT Kinsman Console
9110-107-001 9102-018-005
View Inside View Inside View Inside
   
2+8 Telephone System 2+8 Telephone System 2+8 Systemphone
BT 2+8 Telephone System  2+8 Systemphone
Mark I (original). Item Code: 870446
     
2+8 Telephone System (Mk.II) 2+8 Telephone System (Mk.II) 2+8 Systemphone
BT 2+8 Telephone System  2+8 Systemphone
Mark II (enhanced). Item Code: 870512
 
Minimaster 3 Minimaster 3 Renown System Ambassador CCU
Minimaster 3 Telephone System Renown Telephone System Ambassador Telephone System
View inside
     
BT Marquis Phone [Courtesy of John Griffiths] BT Marquis CPU [Courtesy of John Griffiths] TSX50 tx14.jpg (35663 bytes)
BT Marquis Phone BT Marquis CPU BT TSX50 AKA Mitel SX50 BT TX14-Superset (used on TSX50)
Year: 1992
TSX50 dedicated page
   
Monarch Console TX72 Monarch Console Mk.3
BT Monarch Console BT Monarch TX72 Featurephone BT Monarch Console Mk.3
Item Code: 374992 Type: SA20111
     
   
BT Inspiration System Phone BT Inspiration
BT Inspiration System Phone BT Inspiration System BT Inspiration System
showing connections
     
   
London 8 London 32 Console PABX
London 8 Telephone System (made by National Telephone Systems) London 32 Console Private Manual Branch Exchange

Key and Lamp Units
     
10-way Key & Lamp Unit 20-way Key & Lamp Unit 20 way Key & Lamp Unit (Courtesy of John Griffiths)
10-way key and lamp unit 20-way key and lamp unit 20-way key and lamp unit
Type: 2A
Year: 1974 Year: 1971     View Inside  
   

Switchboards
     

PBX 10x50 (Courtey of Avoncroft Museum)

Dolls-eye Switchboard

Dolls-eye switchboard.jpg (28583 bytes)

Post Office PBX 10x50 circa 1960 (10 exchange lines & 50 extensions)

 "Dolls Eye" Switchboard, taken at the  Essex Secret Bunker in Mistley, Essex
 

Switchboards at Eurwyn Jones

Switchboards and assorted telephones at Eurwyn Jones
Switchboard (Courtesy of The Telephone Museum) Switchboard (Courtesy of The Telephone Museum) Switchboard (Courtesy of The Telephone Museum)

Various Switchboards (Courtesy of The Telephone Museum)

Private Manual Branch Exchanges (PMBX)
     
PMBE 3+12 PMBX 2/2 [Courtesy of Ray Sutcliffe] Demonstration Set No.6
Private Manual Branch Exchange 3+12
(3 lines + 12 extensions)

Private Manual Branch Exchange 2+6
(2 exchange lines & 6 extensions)

Type: PMBX 2/2

Demonstration Unit No.6 Comprising of two 232 telephones, used as a teaching aid in schools etc.
Year: 1962

Circuit Diagram
Further Information:

DLC301

 Further Information:

DLC300
 
     
CB635 [Courtesy of John Griffiths] Datelphone 1200DX BT Pathway
Switchboard BT Datelphone BT Pathway Headset Telephone
Type: CB635 Type: 1200DX Type: 5031AR
view inside Item Code: 870424
Year: 1990
 

 

 

BT VC8000 [Courtesy of Ken Redman]

Merlin QWERTY Phone [courtesy of Muarrij Ahmad]
 

BT VC8000 handset/audio unit for a BT VC8000 video conferencing system

BT Merlin QWERTY Phone
Year: 1985

Item code 379127
     
 

Roland the Feline Telephonist [Courtesy of J.B.]

  
 

For a very reasonable fee, Roland the feline telephonist was available for hire, to operate your telephone system, sadly, he has now passed on.

  

 

 

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