All telephones are available to buy by mail order
£15 post and packing to all parts of the UK.
Smaller parts post and packing is from £3.50 to UK only
You can collect from my shop at weekends by arrangement
Genuine Buzby wall poster. 36" by 9"; vinyl with self adhesive
back. In mint unused condition. Dated May 1980. Made by Associated Trapinex Ltd of Redhill Surrey.
Originally intended to be displayed inside a bus.
£35
Genuine Buzby wall poster. 14" diameter; vinyl with self adhesive
back.
In mint unused condition. Dated April 1979. Made by Pegasus Print and Supply, location unknown.
THE CLASSIC BUZBY POSTER
Who was Buzby?
Buzby, the multi-coloured bird, was the hero of a long running British Post
Office Telephones publicity drive during the late
1970's to early 1980's. He appeared in a series of television commercials where
his punch line was "Make
Someone Happy"
The television commercials featured the British character actor Bernard Cribbens as Buzby's voice.
There was an extensive poster and billboard promotion of which the above are
just a small part.
The campaign attracted a great deal of publicity at the time, with the
public either loving Buzby (The majority) or loathing him (The minority).
Credit/Debit Cards are the
preferred method of payment.
I no longer accept cheques.
If you wish to place an order,
or have an enquiry, please read all below.
Please call me (Gavin Payne) by telephone if you wish to place
an order for a telephone, spare parts, or have an enquiry. I can usually
be reached 9.00am to 5.45pm any day, including weekends. Calls in the
evening are not appreciated and could make me very grumpy. The number is
01245 400601.
I am in the shop
most Saturday and Sunday mornings between 10.00 and 12.00. These are the
only times I am in the shop for the sale of spare parts, conversions and
repairs.
Conversions and repairs can often be carried out while you wait.
If you have a telephone that you want to know more about, or
have it
repaired or converted, please have it right next to you when you call.
Please also have a selection of small flat bladed screwdrivers to hand. I do not give advice for DIY repairs or conversions or valuations of any
kind over the telephone or by email. Please bring the telephone to my shop
for assessment, but always call me first before bringing it in.
Emails to
gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk or copy and paste gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk into
your email programme or app .
By post to
The Old Telephone Company, The Old Granary, Battlesbridge
Antiques Centre,
Battlesbridge, Essex SS11 7RE.
Ring back memories
with
an old Bakelite
telephone
I no longer accept cheques.