The Old Telephone Company,  Essex, England
Established in 1986
Exclusively old telephones and parts for 25 years
I have personally restored and sold over 3000 old telephones

  Ring back memories with     an old Bakelite telephone        

For Spare Parts Click Here                            For Repairs and Conversions Click Here

Contact        How to find me

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

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Repairs Conversions
Virgin Line
BT line
TalkTalk Line
Sky Line
Pulse/Tone Dialling
Broadband
Bell Problems
Ebonite and Bakelite

Virgin Telephone Lines

Most Virgin telephone lines are provided in conjunction with Virgin Media Broadband and cable TV packages.

At first they were compatible with pulse dialling as used by my dial telephones. But as time has gone by their equipment has been modernised and in so doing has lost the ability to dial out with dial telephones. Today most Virgin lines cannot be dialled out using a conventional dial telephone.

The telephone will still ring and accept an incoming call.

The telephone can be adapted by fitting a Rotatone device. This restores full functionality to the telephone.

Click here to see more about the Rotatone.

Click here to see the Battlesbridge Antiques Centre web site

[ Repairs Conversions ] [ Virgin Line ] [ BT line ] [ TalkTalk Line ] [ Sky Line ] [ Pulse/Tone Dialling ] [ Broadband ] [ Bell Problems ] [ Ebonite and Bakelite ]

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.  

The Old Telephone Company respects your privacy, and will not divulge any information about you to a third party.
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