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Old 28-07-15, 15:35
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Hi All,
Looking for information and possible original photo's of this tank telephone box I found at my favorite army surplus yard this spring.I believe it was mounted on the rear of a Centurion tank but not sure.Also what type of phone was mounted inside the box? Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 28-07-15, 15:37
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Hi All,
I thought I would bring this Question up again as to what type of telephone box this is and what vehicle it was mounted to as well as what the telephone looks like that was mounted inside?
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Old 24-06-17, 17:48
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The phone boxes on British tanks were armoured so I don't think it's from a tank.
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Old 24-06-17, 18:16
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Thanks Adrian,
That would explain why I can't find any photo's of it on the back of any tanks! Now I have to figure out what it mounts to and what type of phone it would have had in it?
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Old 24-06-17, 18:45
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Just because it was made by a manufacturer of telephones does not mean it was made for a telephone. It just means that the bid to manufacture them was by a company that had the right resources to make the required item.

Shame there is not a prefix to the 1196A number, as that might have helped indicate it's useage.

Here is a photo of another one on ebay with a slightly different data plate. Could AD stand for admiralty pattern? This one is in grey, which might support naval use as well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STRONG-VIN...p2047675.l2557
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Have you seen this box before in an artillery application? Cheers Rob FAst
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Aha! A little light begins to dawn.

It's Admiralty Pattern 1196A, and is probably intended to hold one of the 'Sound Powered' field telephones, which could be used inside the box or lifted out and positioned where you needed it.

Maybe this type?

https://www.radiomuseum.org/r/mil_gb...att_13152.html

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