TELEPHONE No. 63

Telephone No. 63 used by GPO and was supplied by the Western Electric Company, their type 130A.  It had a single wire from the transmitter, the other side of the transmitter being connected to the frame.  Western Electric later changed the telephone so the transmitter was connected by two wires and it became model type 1130A.

It was used in conjunction with a Bellset No. 11 (Western Electric type 131A and later type 1131A) which had no gongs, the clapper of the ringer beat against two metal upstands on the inside of the case to make a noise.

Telephone includes (1928):-
1 x Receiver, Bell No. 1A.

Fitted with a Bell Set No. 11 which would be requisitioned separately.

Circuit Diagram - N.T. 9400.

Circuit Diagram - N163.
 

Last revised: October 16, 2023