Update 19/2/26:
I’m awaiting delivery of a Dictograph telephone model HL-10. It’s an 8 key console system manufactured by Dictograph Telephones Ltd, Croydon, England.
The Dictograph Company produced specialized intercom telephone systems intended for private, internal communication. These systems operated independently of the public telephone network and were typically installed within a single building or between closely located buildings. Communication was managed through a Master Station, usually configured as a loudspeaker telephone, while Sub-Stations were more compact and featured a handset or watch receiver with call keys. The entire system was wired together using multicore cable.
This internal telephone or, intercom, won’t be a great deal of use to me. However, it’s in keeping with my other electromechanical equipment. I have a candlestick telephone with bell box, a servants’ bell box flag board, a 1940s round Ekco radio, a Gents master clock and a couple of slave clocks, and many more items.
More information and photos coming soon…