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GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Mike & Nico,
Your little red metal phone box models look like the ones marketed as 'MASTERMODELS' during the mid 1950's, these in turn then being made in plastic by 'MERIT' as part of their extensive range of OO/HO model railway accessories from the late 195o's, into the 1970's.

The metal Mastermodels were usually manufactured by B.J. Ward, as a 'WARDIE PRODUCT' and made in England.
The plastic Merit models were made by J & L Randall and also made in England.

Regards,
GHOSTY.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Mike & Nico,
Your little red metal phone box models look like the ones marketed as 'MASTERMODELS' during the mid 1950's,

The metal Mastermodels were usually manufactured by B.J. Ward, as a 'WARDIE PRODUCT' and made in England.

Regards,
GHOSTY.

tjlglass wrote:Yes Mike these Phone boxes were used by British Telecom for people to make Public phone calls. You opened the big heavy door then lifted the handset and waited for a dial tone. Once you heard the dial tone you would phone the number you required by putting your finger in the number you wanted and turning it clockwise until it would turn no more, when you had done this in the correct manner to correspond with the number you required the phone at the other end would ring. Once the person you were ringing picked the phone up you would then insert a 10p coin so you could then converse with said person at the other end. Once you had finished your conversation you simply returned the handset to the receiver and exit via the big heavy door. Hope that helps mate.

Dr Jazz wrote:

tjlglass wrote:Yes Mike these Phone boxes were used by British Telecom for people to make Public phone calls. You opened the big heavy door then lifted the handset and waited for a dial tone. Once you heard the dial tone you would phone the number you required by putting your finger in the number you wanted and turning it clockwise until it would turn no more, when you had done this in the correct manner to correspond with the number you required the phone at the other end would ring. Once the person you were ringing picked the phone up you would then insert a 10p coin so you could then converse with said person at the other end. Once you had finished your conversation you simply returned the handset to the receiver and exit via the big heavy door. Hope that helps mate.

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tjlglass wrote:Yes Mike these Phone boxes were used by British Telecom for people to make Public phone calls. You opened the big heavy door then lifted the handset and waited for a dial tone. Once you heard the dial tone you would phone the number you required by putting your finger in the number you wanted and turning it clockwise until it would turn no more, when you had done this in the correct manner to correspond with the number you required the phone at the other end would ring. Once the person you were ringing picked the phone up you would then insert a 10p coin so you could then converse with said person at the other end. Once you had finished your conversation you simply returned the handset to the receiver and exit via the big heavy door. Hope that helps mate.

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:

tjlglass wrote:Yes Mike these Phone boxes were used by British Telecom for people to make Public phone calls. You opened the big heavy door then lifted the handset and waited for a dial tone. Once you heard the dial tone you would phone the number you required by putting your finger in the number you wanted and turning it clockwise until it would turn no more, when you had done this in the correct manner to correspond with the number you required the phone at the other end would ring. Once the person you were ringing picked the phone up you would then insert a 10p coin so you could then converse with said person at the other end. Once you had finished your conversation you simply returned the handset to the receiver and exit via the big heavy door. Hope that helps mate.

No, this is the common misconception. The phone boxes around my area are used as toilets and as a reception area, for mysterious ladies of the night, where they advertise their services on little cards pinned all around the inside of the box.

Ghosty.

tjlglass wrote:Just teasing you Mike lol, I have seen these before and think they were made for the Railway people but not sure who by. Might be Wardie or similar.

zBret wrote:

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Mike & Nico,
Your little red metal phone box models look like the ones marketed as 'MASTERMODELS' during the mid 1950's,

The metal Mastermodels were usually manufactured by B.J. Ward, as a 'WARDIE PRODUCT' and made in England.

Regards,
GHOSTY.

You are a wealth of information Ghosty ..amazing!!

Mike taking a lead from Ghosty's information, I was able to find this page that may be of interest to you. http://www.dtcawebsite.org/dinky-identi ... tification

and some that recently sold with the box
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/A-WARDIE-PROD ... 7675.l2557

zBret

GHOSTHUNTER wrote:Hello Mike & Nico,

There are collectors of Phone Boxes of the type you have shown and there are seperate collectors of products made by 'Mastermodels', but they are not particlarly rare or very valuable, they often turn up at Model Railway fairs (The main target market for them), so you will not be able to retire on the proceeds from selling them, but keep them safely stored in tissue, in a cardboard box and keep them in your collection, they are nice old examples of early railway accessories.

Regards,
GHOSTHUNTER.