Hello Pholks - Thanks again for being buyers of my book.
I've pretty much decided that a future edition of my book won't be
practical. I do plan though, to publish updates/additional information on this
page. I get
occasional feedback from readers and that prompts me to fill in some gaps, where
I can. I have now written a few
"additions" to my book that have come from your questions/comments as buyers/readers of the book.
You will be able to download these additions to various chapters in the book, but they will hopefully make sense as documents that stand alone.
The only "condition" is that the additions are only intended for people who actually bought the book - please don't indiscriminately share the details (at least electronically). By all means share a printed copy.
(2013) I have presently recovered almost 52% of my capital outlay to produce the book. The book was never a commercial venture to me, but it would be nice to almost recover my costs.
I'm more likely to do that if "Book Buyers" keep the additions for their own use.
| Title | Chapter/Date | Description | File |
| UK Skeleton No16 Restoration | Chapter 6 page 55 | Do as little work as possible - retain the original character |  800KB
.pdf |
| Strowger Automatic Electric | Chapter 9 | Additional circuit description - unusual features | 800KB
.pdf |
| Plastics restoration | Chapter14 page 159 | Plastics restoration (Superman and Ronald McDonald) | 650KB
.pdf |
| Building a Replica Biscuit Barrel | Chapter 18 page 209 | Describes the process, parts and availability, circuit diagram | 8MB
.pdf |
| The reverse dial used in NZ and Norway | This explanation adds to Chapter 9 | Explains the difference in the way the telephone exchange switching equipment behaves in response to a "Reverse" dial to a conventional dial. Ignore my assumption about WHY the developers would have created the dial that way. I will possibly change that part of the document after consultation with a NZ expert. | 300KB
.pdf |
| Skeleton telephone variations | This description adds to Chapter 6 page 56 | Characteristics of various different Skeleton telephones | 1.75MB
.pdf |
| BWE Eiffel Tower | This description adds to Chapter 6 page 57 | Some history of a particular British Western Electric Eiffel Tower |
330KB .pdf |
| The Autodialler | Miscellaneous Equipment | Mechanically the same, but slightly different cases in UK and Europe. There is also a much later version - same mechanically but with a more modern housing |
800KB .pdf |
| Keycaller | Miscellaneous Equipment | Speed dialling device, primarily used by switchboard operators |
500KB .pdf |
| Gecophone | Chapter 10 | Ivory Bakelite GEC telephone used on the Queen Mary (I) | 270KB
.pdf
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| Australian Telephones | Chapter 5,6,7,8 | Australian Telephones 1910 to 1930 | 2.9MBLosRes
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| LME - their first Bakelite telephone 1931 | Chapter 10 | Most information gained from "THE ERICSSON CHRONICLE" | 1.75MB
.PDF |
| LME - metal case desk telephones 1893 to 1929 | September 2014 | Text gained from "LME History web site" | 400KB
.PDF |
| Fixed & Field | January 2024 | Fixed & Field (or Field & Fortress) Telephone Switchboard, Telephone Exchange. WWII military switchboard. |
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