{"product_id":"black-telephone","title":"Vintage ITI Bakelite Rotary Dial Telephone | GPO 332 Style Desk Phone","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis black vintage Bakelite rotary dial desk telephone was made by Indian Telephone Industries and follows the design of the British GPO 300 Series, based on the Telephone No. 332.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe horizontal louvred vents on the sides of the base identify it as an ITI model. British examples usually have a solid base or small sound holes. These vents were added to suit warmer operating conditions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe body is moulded from Bakelite, a material widely used for telephones from the 1930s to the 1950s. The red button on the front corner served as a recall or call exchange button for office switchboards and shared telephone lines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndian Telephone Industries began production in Bangalore during the late 1940s using machinery and moulds supplied by Britain's Automatic Telephone and Electric company. The result was a telephone that closely followed the British design while including small changes for local use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a good example of mid century telephone design with a link to both British and Indian telecommunications history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWidth: 26cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDepth: 20cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight:15cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Williams \u0026 Parfitt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53160341340498,"sku":"WP745","price":85.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/6006\/2290\/files\/BakeliteRotaryTelephone5.jpg?v=1781774722","url":"https:\/\/www.williamsandparfitt.co.uk\/products\/black-telephone","provider":"Williams \u0026 Parfitt","version":"1.0","type":"link"}