In that no call、The era of mobile phone and other communication equipment，People can only rely on the horses and letters to convey the distance of the distance。The invention of the phone thoroughly changed people's lifestyle，Call the phone，Can be close to each other's distance，Pass endless thoughts。The phone is undoubtedly one of the greatest inventions in communication technology to date.，Xiaobian as a proper hand-controlled and collection，Today, I will introduce you to the brief history and collection of British vintage phones.。

Telephone in the UK

Talk on the phone，The most familiar name is Alexander·Glaham·Bell（Alexander Graham Bell） ，He1876Relevant patents for the phone，And have a huge impact on the development of Europe and the United States.。

(brass rectangular tube uk)However, the phone is transmitted to the UK but not because Bell，But thanks to the first generation Kairen Men's Willians·Tomson（William Thomson）。1877year，Tomson introduced the Phone in Bell invented by Glasgow, British Science Promotion Association。

1878year，Bell demonstrates how to use the phone to Victoria Queen。Bell is in London in Waited Island in Queen.、Kas and Southampton dialed the phone。Subsequently，Bell founded the first telephone company at that time in London.The Telephone Company Ltd (Bell's Patents)，Almost monopolized the British telephone communication market。

But the good is not long，1879year9moon6day，Be known as“Invented king”Thomas·Edison（Thomas Edison）Also created a telephone company in LondonEdison Telephone Company，And with the price advantage, becoming the biggest competitor of Bell Telephone.。

totally unexpected，These two foreign companies that seize the British market eventually defeated local units.——British Post Office（AbbreviationGPO）。1880year5moon，Bell and Edison have merged into a joint telephone company because of many factors such as patent dispute and market competition.United Telephone Company（Abbreviation：UTC），Found soon was taken“limit”action，GPOOfficially became the giant of the British telephone communication market。

After，The British Post Office began setting up a public telephone booth in public places such as railway stations and integrated stores.，Subsequently evolved into the current British street iconic red telephone booth。With the relationship between English and Germany, it is more tense，Perfect telephone communication network and convenient communication methods become critical。

The British Post Office is finally1912Take over all the country's telephone communications company，And is committed to developing underground telephone networks across the country to deal with the arrival of war.。Also from this time，Telephone gradually popularized from commercial，Popularize the social ordinary family from the private government of the top society。

(brass rectangular tube uk)This stage starting in the UK communication industry，The phone mainly uses hand-shaped magnet power and copies.，There are two dry batteries for hand-shaking magnetic phones.，Hand-shaped magnet generator，People who call the phone need to shake the handle to charge the phone.，After the phone company's adapter can get the message to help him connect him to call the call.，When the call is over，Both parties need to shake the handle again，Inform the transfer of the call。And the copont call is centrally supplied by the telephone exchange to the signal and call power supply.，No longer use hand shake magnet generator。

(brass rectangular tube uk)until1930-1960year，Rotating dial phone appears（Rotary Dial Telephone），This phone needs to be manually rotated in order to call the number dial to call.。1960Years later，Type dial-up phone is launched on the market（Press Button Telephone），People don't need to operate like rotary dialing phones，Press the number directly to call the phone.。Recalling the officials，Which old-fashioned mark is in memory？

now，Collection of vintage telephones gradually become a hot flow in the collection，These phones reflect both people's aesthetic demand，I also witnessed the development of an era.。

Main types of British old phone collection

After the official's development of the phone and the development of the British communication industry have a certain understanding，Xiaobiany points, current collectors, more popular, popular, British vintage telephones, for enthusiasts。

Wall-mounted phone（Wall Telephone）

Wall-mounted telephone is one of the first phones that appear on the market，Pretty19After the end of the century20century30Beginning of the age，The phone is mainly made of oak，Less part use walnuts，The relatively scarce of walnuts，Collection value is also relatively high。Physical shape is rectangular，External suspender、Microphone and other components。Since the shape looks very similar to the camera at the time，Therefore, it is also known asCamera Telephones。There is still a small editor of this phone, I don't know how to translate、Funeral alias——Coffin Telephones（Coffin phone？！）……Cough，Xiaobian is still a few styles of watching the official wall-mounted phone。

a.Two boxes/Three boxed wall-mounted calls

Two/Three Box Wall PhoneIs the earliest type of wall-mounted telephone，Early model inside an magnetic motor，Fill the electricity by shaking the handle，Some models in the later stage did not，Powered by communication company。

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