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The Antwerp Telephone
 This Telephone was developed by the Bell
Telephone Manufacturing Co. (BTMC) of Antwerp in 1931. These telephones were
distributed and produced in the
UK by STC as their 4XXX models. These would have been supplied for and used on private
telephone systems (PAX). The early telephones can be identified by the engraved
lines moulded into the 'ears' of the cradle, making them look rather like
cats paws, whilst later produced telephones just had plain "ears"
(the 1936 catalogue shows plain "ears"). Sometimes called the "Antwerp Telephone"
this was the
first Bakelite telephone that BTMC produced.
The phone was still present in the BTMC catalogues in
1952.
Early style handset cradle with "cats paws"
They came in the 16 colours:-
Black, Red, blue and Green (Bakelite cased).
White and Cream (Urea cased).
Walnut, Light Mahogany, Cashew, Brown, Dark Red, Chestnut, Light Blue, Dark
Blue, Light Green and Dark Green.
The Model 2724 table telephone superseded the Model 2712 (square base model)
and the Model 2725 wall telephone superseded the 2713.
The 27XX model is produced for moderate climates, whereas the 28XX models
are produced for tropical and high humidity climates.
Variants
2724ARB - Automatic table telephone (with spark quench capacitor).
2724BRB - Automatic table telephone with earth recall above the dial (with
spark quench capacitor).
2724B - Automatic table telephone with earth
recall above the dial.
2724E - Automatic table telephone - party line.
2724F - CB table telephone with no induction coil.
2725A - Automatic wall telephone (Ordinary).
2725B - Automatic wall telephone with recall.
2725E - Automatic wall telephone - party line.
2725ARA - 7 button Intercom wall telephone with bell.
2725ARB - 7 button Intercom wall telephone with bell.
2731C - 10 station rotary switch Intercom table telephone (with retard coil).
Selective talking and selective signalling.
2731E - 10 station rotary switch Intercom table telephone. Common
talking and selective signalling.
2732A - Wall telephone.
2733A - Intercom table telephone - push button under dial and ringer.
2733B - Intercom table telephone - push button under dial and buzzer.
2734A - Intercom wall telephone.
2737C - 10 station rotary switch Intercom wall telephone with buzzer and
retard coil. Selective talking and selective signalling.
2737E - 10 station rotary switch Intercom wall telephone with buzzer.
Common talking and selective signalling.
27185 - Automatic wall telephone with recall.
Numbers starting with "28" are generally tropical variants.
Tropical Variants
2824A - Automatic table telephone (Ordinary).
2824B - Automatic table telephone with recall.
2825A - Automatic wall telephone (Ordinary).
2825B - Automatic wall telephone with recall.
2825G - Automatic wall telephone.
2824H - Automatic table telephone with earth recall.
Severe Tropical Variants (White Diakon)
2824ATR - Automatic table telephone (Ordinary).
2824BTR - Automatic table telephone with earth recall.
2825ATR - Automatic wall telephone (Ordinary).
2825BTR - Automatic wall telephone with recall.
Bathroom Variants
2845A - Automatic table telephone (Ordinary).
2846A - Automatic wall telephone (Ordinary).
Click here for the STC 2724.
How to wire a phone to diagram ST132 or BP10959 to work in
the UK.
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