STC Viscount British Residential/Office Telephone

Circa 1982

A standard home and office landline telephone that became a common sight across the UK in the 1980s.

Use Case:

Designed as an everyday domestic or office phone, offering modern conveniences over older rotary models. It was designed for basic call handling but included the added value features of last number redial, a mute (secrecy) function, and a notepad facility, which were advanced for the time. It was best suited for use on a standard phone line (PSTN) with loop-disconnect dialling and earth recall facilities.

Historical Significance:

The Viscount holds historical significance as one of the quintessential phones of the post-privatization era of British telecommunications in the 1980s. It was part of a new wave of diverse and electronically advanced telephone models offered to the public, moving away from the single-model rotary-dial standard of the General Post Office (GPO) era. Its sleek, modern design and push-button functionality made it a symbol of the shift towards electronic and consumer-choice telecommunications in British homes.

NOTE: Can be used with the VIKING DLE-200B Two-Way Phone Line Simulator that provides on-set talk-path and ringing capabilities (available separately).

(H-7.5cm x W-14cm x D-22cm)