Manufactured Circa 1990's ....strange but true !!!!!

Device was decommissioned between 2011-2014 from one of the last outlying areas that still operated with manual telephone exchanges in the Northern Cape.

This was the last model crank phone produced by Post & Telecommunications of South Africa that was used by South African citizens on a public communication network. It has the initial Telkom logo ( "T" replacing "PT" in a diamond pattern ) underneath and the Telkom dial pad logo ( See pics) indicating the 1990's period when that specific logo was first introduced.

This product is a niche piece of South African history and is a rare example of antiquated technology being utilised for decades beyond its technological relevance. It shared the same communication space with GSM/3G wireless technology during the first decade of the 21st century.
This device has been in daily use for almost 20 years before Telkom initiated a project to upgrade exchanges and convert clients from fixed copper-based landlines  to wireless Fixed Line Look Alike (FLLA) over the GSM network. 

As with most collectable items, the first and last model manufactured will always hold value.

PLEASE SEE PICS FOR CONDITION OF DEVICE AND CABLING