GPO 232 With Cheese Drawer

The GPO 200 series telephones were produced between 1929 and 1959, though they remained a staple of British households and offices well into the 1960s and 70s. Many featured the iconic "cheese drawer" at the base for pull-out instruction cards. The GPO 232 was incredibly durable because it was made of Bakelite (and later Diakon for the ivory/colored models).