Please click on the relevant picture below to view photographs of the actual 200 series telephones that we currently have for sale. All these telephones have been professionally restored, converted and serviced. For a brief history of 200 series telephones please click here.
Telephone: Black 232 Ref: 2237 | ||
Black 1/232 Telephone with No:26 Bell Set combined with drawer, braided cord and alphanumeric chrome dial -1937. Good condition only minor nibbles and surface scratches consistent with age and usage. | ||
SOLD: £315 (P&P: £15.00) | ||
Telephone: Black 200 Ref: 2159 | ||
Black ATM Wall phone with braided cord. Good condition only very minor nibbles consistent with age and use. One of a pair rescued from being thrown in a skip after a business closure. | ||
SOLD: £250 (P&P: £12.00) | ||
Telephone: Ivory 232 Ref: 2351 | ||
Ivory 232 King Pyramid Telephone -1954. Very good condition. For completeness the phone has a very tiny hole drilled in the top of the bell set cover which is hidden from view inside the phone. Other than that there are only very minor nibbles consistent with age and use. | ||
SOLD: £650 (P&P: £20.00) | ||
Telephone: Black 162 Ref: 2322 | ||
Rare Black 162 Pyramid Telephone on a Bell Set 25. With braided cord and type 10 chrome dial. Good condition. | ||
SOLD: £325 (P&P: £15.00) | ||
Telephone: Ivory 232 Ref: 2226 | ||
Ivory 232 King Pyramid Telephone -1956. Fair condition but has a stress fracture to the side of the phone body, a small chip to the front right cradle prong, a chip to the front right drawer base and a small nibble to the rear of the bell set case. Also the handset is a slightly lighter shade to the bell set and body of the phone. Other than that there are only minor nibbles and surface sctraches consistent with age and use. Although this is still a beautiful phone due to the minor defects we advise anyone interested to view the telephone in person at Elsecar Antiques Centre before purchasing (directions are on our wesite). | ||
SOLD: £495 (P&P: £20.00) | ||
In 1929 the revolutionary and elegantly curved pyramid shaped Tele 162 table telephones were first introduced in the UK. Originally made by Siemens these telephones superseded the era of the 'candlestick' telephone. Although the GPO version still required a separate bell set.
In the early 1930’s having a bell separate from the telephone was normal practice. It was usual for the “bell set” to be located in the hall, while the telephone itself might be anywhere convenient to the customer. It was also possible to mount the bakelite bell set underneath the telephone and this was then known as a “Combined Set” or by some as a “King Pyramid”.
The Tele 232 was a development on from the Tele 162 and was introduced in 1934. It looked exactly the same but contained an improved ASTIC circuit that improved the sound quality of the telephone.
Later versions had a drawer in the base (for dialling numbers etc) and used a less damage prone cradle fork made of cellulose acetate rather than Bakelite. The later cradle style also overhangs the telephone body to provide a lip that made the telephone slightly easier to carry around.
These telephones were produced in black (standard), ivory (rare), red (very rare) and green (extremely rare).