TELEPHONE No. 190

Used with Bellset Nos. 5 or 15, this Bakelite cased telephone was designed for use on CBS No. 1, Magneto and L.B. systems, including long lines in C.B. exchange areas and for remote subscribers connected by radio links.

Introduced in 1931 and superseded in 1934 by the Telephone No. 196.

Fitted with a handset called a Telephone No. 164. No bell, induction coil or capacitor was fitted inside the telephone, so a Bellset would have normally been fitted.

Terminal nuts are 4BA (Part No. 1/SNU/51).

The frame that supports the switch hooks (Part No. 1/SSW/3), also has terminals and contact springs attached. The contact springs are those with one contact per spring (Springset Part No. 1/SSP/706). There are three contact sets on this telephone: when on hook two are in a break condition and the other in a make condition.

Early table telephones were connected to the internal wiring with a Strip, Flexible Cord Connection. Click here for more information.

Circuit diagram - N290.

Paster Diagram - LD8.

General information on 200 type telephones

How to dismantle a Telephone No. 162

Collectors Information - what to look for

How to restore Bakelite

Labels that fit in the sliding tray

How to fit a Bellset to a Pyramid Telephone

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