Antique British General Post Office (GPO ) Red Wall 1960/70's Series 741 Telephone
Sold to Tim T of Milton Keynes , UK
Perfectly working Antique Red 1960-70s British GPO 741 Wall Telephones. The 700 Series coloured telephones were used in the UK from the late 1960s and through the 1970s. the phone has a beautiful old ring & all the original marks / serial numbers on the base.
741 / SPK / 74/ 2
NW / L . T. R.
1 - 78
This rare model has a matching black dial with numbers & letters. The colour matched dial trim has an alpha numeric outer ring and chevron back plate.
The General Post Office (GPO) of the United Kingdom carried also the sole responsibility for providing telecommunication services across the country.
All our antique telephones are fully stripped down, polished & rewired with hand platted cords in our workshop near Oxford , England. The phones have all original fittings inside and we try to keep all the original parts wherever possible. They come fitted with a standard British connection & all International customers ( USA, Europe, Asia Etc) will be provided with a RJ11 adapter, so the customer can use the phone on any fixed analogue telephone line.
Please see the attached pictures for the connections.