TELEPHONE No. 226


General Information on 200 type telephones.

GPO 200 type table telephone for use with Repeater Telephonic No. 17a (another battery-operated valve amplifier) and a Bellset No. 26 for the hard of hearing in CB & Auto systems.

This model had a rheostat knob (Potentiometer No. 9A), rear of the handset for adjusting the volume at the handset.  The handset was a Handset No. 184.

This model came in Black, Chinese red, Ivory and Jade green.

Picture from the rear of a Telephone No. 226, showing the rheostat.
There is also a hook for a watch receiver.


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Last revised: 31 August, 2004

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