'Post Office Telephones automatic telephone tones' gramophone record
- Made:
- 1930-1960 in United Kingdom
- maker:
- Gramophone Company Limited
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LicenseSingle sided 10 inch gramophone record, 'His Masters's Voice: Post Office Telephones: Automatic telephone tones'.
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Single sided 10 inch gramophone record, 'His Masters's Voice: Post Office Telephones: Automatic telephone tones'.
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Single sided 10 inch gramophone record, 'His Masters's Voice: Post Office Telephones: Automatic telephone tones'. Number OTP 5725, ref no JHS 15, made by the Gramophone Company Limited, England, 1930-1960.
Single sided 10 inch gramophone record, 'His Masters's Voice: Post Office Telephones: Automatic telephone tones'. Number OTP 5725, ref no JHS 15, made by the Gramophone Company Limited, England, 1930-1960.
This record was produced to familiarise the public, as well as possibly Post Office staff, with the specially-generated tones that indicated the progress of a telephone call when handled by an automatic exchange. It is believed to have been used in conjunction with the Post Office demonstration telephone set that was provided to schools.
Telephone instructions record
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- 2006-204/1
- Materials:
- paper and polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- type:
- gramophone record
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- sound recording
- credit:
- Donated by Harrop Fold School
