TELEPHONE No. 705 | |||||||
The original Telephone No. 705 (shown to the right) was relatively easy to break into, especially in remote places. And for these reasons an armoured version of this was then produced and all the original models replaced. The main difference in the two is that the armoured version is heavy gauge steel, originally painted grey, but later painted black and had a cash box cover that slid up. The cash box area also protruded out at the front about one inch. The armoured version used the Lock No. 42 for the mechanism cover but still retained the Lock No. 6 for the cash box cover. Although the later version reduced break-ins, people then started to remove the whole unit by smashing the rear of the telephone box, with sledge hammers, in an attempt to release the fixing bolts. Another problem was that the protruding cash box became a urinal for drunk individuals and this tended to seize the cash box cover lock, which was situated in the very bottom of the cash box. Go to Box Coin Collecting No. 705 for more information. Circuit diagram - N805. ![]()
Early version
Armoured BCC No. 705
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Last revised: December 02, 2018FM |