TELEPHONE No. 290
Telephone No. 290
Modern test telephone used by engineers. These were produced by different manufacturers.

Key features:

  • Pulse and Tone dialling
  • Earth and Time break recall
  • Last number redial
  • Polarity indication
  • Water resistant
  • Mute
  • High impedance ringer
  • 10 memory store
  • Line disconnect
  • Monitor facility

Colour: Yellow

The telephone to the right was made by Hosiden Beeson Ltd.
St. Josephs Close,
Hove,
East Sussex.
BN3 7EZ

Connecting cords for the Telephone No. 290

User Guide

To store number

  1. Connect the phone to the line and switch to transmit.
  2. Press P and then a digit representing the digit that the number will be stored under i.e. 2.
  3. Enter the number required.
  4. Press P.
  5. Switch to Mon.

To send number

  1. Connect the phone to the line and switch to transmit.
  2. Press M and the store number - in this example 2.
  3. The number dials to line.


 

 

Telephone No. 290 made by A. P. Besson

 

Telephone No. 290 made by A. P. Besson

 

 

Telephone No. 290 made by PAB Electronics

 

 

Telephone No. 290 made by PAB Electronics

 

 
 
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