TELEPHONE No. 86


t086.jpg (9042 bytes)A CB Microtelephone for night operators.

This is a handset with press button in handle.  The press button normally shorts the transmitter, thus muting outgoing speech.

Probably used on exchange switchboards for monitoring purposes.

This Telephone could also be supplied with a suspension loop and this was superseded by the Telephone No. 94 with loop.

This handset superseded the Telephone No. 38 in 1915.

Found in the 1915 rate Book.

The Mark 236 was introduced circa 1927.

Telephone includes (1928):-
Please refer to table below.

Item Mark 234 Mark 235 Mark 236
Connections, Mouthpiece No.1 - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 111 2 2 -
Cords, Instrument No. 123, Brown - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 123, Orange - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 124, Black - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 124, Pink - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 125, Brown - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 125, Orange - - 1
Cords, Instrument No. 424 1 1 1
Diaphragm No. 12 1 1 1
Earpiece No. 2 - 1 1
Mouthpiece No. 1 - - 1
Mouthpiece No. 12 - 1 -
Transmitter, Inset No. 1 - 1 1

Circuit diagram - N186.

Drawings - 8777, 8778 and 8779.

 
 
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