Black GPO Model 162

GPO / General Post Office · Model GPO 162 · Produced 1929–1935 · 1930s
Categories: deco, British  ·  Contributor: Science Museum Group
Black GPO Model 162

About The Model GPO 162

The 162 had a relatively short production window (1929 and 1935). Co-developed with Siemens (a version of their ‘Neophone’), it was a landmark design for the British General Post Office (GPO) as their first "all-in-one" handset telephone, moving away from the "candlestick" style where the transmitter and receiver were separate.