This is a new and long term project as I dismantle various phones in my collection. I comment on the mechanical, electrical and production design on each. The comments will represent my personal opinions and prejudices and not necessarily mainstream thinking. There will also be plenty of pictures. It's not intended to be a guide to restoration. I leave that advice to others. It's more like a Haynes® Manual with attitude.

	The Statesman A post-liberalisation design commissioned by BT and a good example of how to keep production costs down without sacrificing quality. [This article was published in the Telecomms Heritage Journal No 60, Autumn 2007]
	Telephone No 150 - Candlestick The last of the Post Office's pillar-type telephones. A late design that had a remarkably long service life. Solidly built, but difficult to replace the cords. Updated March 2008 with comments received from THG members. [This article was published in the Telecomms Heritage Journal No 62, Spring 2008]
	Telephone No 162 & 232 - Pyramid Telephone Based on the Siemens Neophone it superseded the candlestick, bringing handsets back into telephony. Revolutionary in appearance with its clean and smooth curves moulded entirely in Bakelite. [This article was published in the Telecomms Heritage Journal No 68, Autumn 2009]
	Level Crossing Telephone Not strictly part of the Phone-to-bits project, but I did take it to bits. This is a modified version of the BPO Telephone No 745 weatherproof telephone for use with the Plessey Post-Hixon level crossing telephone system.
	The Trimphone Conceived as a luxury phone for the residential market, the trimphone remains a design classic from the 1960s.
	Telephone No 706 The start of the plastic era for the British Post Office. A step forward in style and a leap in transmission quality from 1959. The most versatile telephone up to that time. [The first part of this article was published in the Telecomms Heritage Journal No 70, Spring 2010]
	The Retr0Bright Experiment Could this be the magic recipe for restoring telephone cases that have faded badly in daylight? Read on to find out......

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