On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:45:09 +0000, Mike Tomlinson
wrote:

In article , Nick philremovethisbit
writes

Phone is an old bakelite gadget with 3 wires that would have been hardwired
into a junction box.
Can this be connected to a more modern plug in BT socket and if so ~ how?

Yes. I'm assuming it's not so old that it doesn't have the BT standard
terminal layout - two rows of screw terminals, 1 to 9 on the top row and
10 to 19 on the bottom row.

Not if it's a bakelite one - these have a different terminal layout.
The connections varied depending on the type of phone, ie normal,
shared service or whatever.

Is there a type number printed on the base of the phone, such as 332,
312, or similar?

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Frank Erskine