HISTORY:
At the beginning of my career in electronics, many moons ago, I worked in the telephony industry in NZ. After a few years in the tech side (Fault Control Centre & Exchange techie) I could see the rapid advancement of technology would mean the end of my job as I knew it and left that industry.
However the flame has always burned for all things relating to telephones, both at the subscriber, exchange and all things in between (even loading coils!) So whenever I crossed paths with some telephone equipment, I 'collected' it.
The last few years have been cleanup time with a LOT of the gear finding new owners and now I am approaching the end of my telephone gear collection but I still find some 'dribs n drabs' of equipment - this subscriber instrument is one of those items.
Before it underwent 'the operation' on the workshop bench, this was a type 746 subscriber telephone BUT the rotary dial and case had already been donated to other equipment and I was now left with the 'carcass' showing in one of the phototgraphs.
To the best of my knowledge, this would appear to be a British made instrument not local to Australia or NZ although I think STC Australia had a hand in similar equipment. In my description of this telephone component, I provide all of the identification markings I can see so that you can make sure this component will suit your own telephone.
British Post Office liked to name their telephones at this time and this Brown cased 746 was called the "Yeoman"
Obviously this component is aimed at those who share a similar passion for those good ol' days of 2 wire lines, A & B wires, 'boxes' and 'cabinets' and who could forget those aerial lines (meaning wires up in the air between poles) with the glass or porcelain insulators?
Enough of the background to this component, time to tell you all about it ...
If this component from the 746 instrument isn't what you are looking for ... try searching HERE
STC (STANDARD TELEPHONE & CABLES) UK - Subscriber Telephone Component
Removed from what was left of a BPO type 746 instrument (see photograph prior to the 'operation')
Component: Line Cord
As used in the type 746 subscriber telephone
Part #: BLY
This is probably not the actual part number but it is the only identification I can find on the lead (at the telephone plug end, on the moulded cable strain)
This is a stock standard 1.5 metre length
3 conductors i.e A & B wires plus the ringer circuit ***
*** normally an external bell can be fitted between the Green & White wires - NOT IN THIS CASE because the last linesman/installer has crimped the two wires together at the telephone plug end.
This in no way affects the operation of the cord for telephone connections but it does mean that you cannot connect an external bell unless that crimped connection is remade and separated.
TESTING:
This cord is fully functional, tested prior to the telephone being dismantled (although I needed to wire into the instrument an ad-hoc dial for testing)
COSMETIC CONDITION:
USED
CLEAN
NO severe damage to the entire length of the cord sheath
NO damage to the female spade connectors or at the entry point to those connectors
I have now placed this line cord into a sealed clear plastic packet, while it patiently waits to make another telephone 'come to life'
