BRITISH WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY
TELEPHONE No. 1017B

No. 1017B
Designed for use on either Local Battery or Central Battery lines.

The lightest portable telephone equipment made for this class of service.

A "Watch" pattern Receiver, clips to left-hand side of the set: generator handle is normally flush with the side of case: switch at the top is for connecting up the ringing or speaking circuits as required in using the set.

The framework is of polished birch with corner pieces of aluminium and a leather strap handle. All exterior fittings are of aluminium.

Equipment:-
Two-magnet Generator to ring through 2,500ohms resistance.
No. 2D Buzzer.
Two-way Switch.
Bell Push.
Induction Coil.
One Dry Cell.
Solid-back Transmitter.
Ebonite "Watch" Receiver.
Receiver Cord.

Dimensions - 6.25" x 5" x 8.25".

Weight - 71b.




Taken from the Western Electric Co. Ltd. Catalogue 2nd Edition (Circa 1910)

Last revised: May 14, 2026