Admiralty Telephones

Admiralty Telephones

Two patterns of telephone used aboard UK Royal Navy ships are seen quite commonly. They are found in both CB and Automatic versions, normally with a metal 'dial label'.

The 'table' type is often mounted on a wall bracket and uses Gecophone cases with a different internal circuitry made by AEI Ltd at Spennymoor.

Both patterns have elaborate clips for restraining the handset in heavy seas.

Colours: Black (table telephone), grey (wall telephone).

User:   British Royal Navy.

AP12687	AP12932

So-called 'Ships Gecophone' made by AEI	So-called 'Ships Gecophone' made by AEI

Circuit diagram for telephone above Click here for how to convert to UK PST system

Alfred Graham & co of Halifax, England is (or was) one of Britain's oldest telephone makers, having started in the 1880s as far as I recall. Early one they found a niche market in making telephones for shipboard use and supplied most of the navy's warships between 1890 and 1914.

The pictures below show an Alfred Graham model (AP12932 with AP12933 internals).

Last revised December 05, 2007

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