Instructions for use
Select an object to view from the list below. To rotate either click on the rotate icon located in the bottom right hand corner of the image or click and drag within the object window.
Cable
Cable
Fibre optic cable
Candlestick telephone No 2
Candlestick telephone 150
Sequencer
Sequencer
Sequencer
The candlestick phone was in common use from around 1900 until well into the 1950s. Unlike earlier phones it was powered from the exchange which eliminated the need for "local" batteries which often leaked.
The early No 2 model was used on manual exchanges from 1914 onwards. Lifting the handset would connect the caller to the operator at the exchange, who would connect them to the required number.