Special Range (SR) Telephones
The BT Special Range of Telephones were first introduced in 1978




Key to suffix letters used on BT Special Range Telephones (prefixed SR):
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A = Telephone with built in Bell or Tone Ringer & without Recall button
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B = Telephone without built in Bell or Tone Ringer & without Recall button
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C = Telephone with built in Bell or Tone Ringer & with Recall button
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D = Telephone without built in Bell or Tone Ringer & with Recall button
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R = Earth Recall button fitted
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RR = Register Recall (Timed Break) fitted
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AR = Alternative Recall (Earth or Timed Break) fitted
Contempra, Dawn, Eiger & Astrofon Telephones

SR1002A Contempra
Year: 1978 Made by GEC
SR1008 Dawn
Year: 1981 Made by Northern Telecom
SR1009A Eiger
Made by Gfeller
SR1003A Astrofon
Made by Thorn Ericsson
‘Candlestick’ Table Telephones

SR1005B Candlestick
Year: 1979 Made by STC
SR1005B Candlestick
Year: 1979 Made by STC
SR1005B Candlestick
Year: 1979 Made by STCEricofon Telephones by Thorn Ericsson
Rhapsody Table Telephones
Mickey Mouse & Snoopy Telephones made by Plessey
Genie Telephone
Picturephone & Versatel Telephones

SR8031A Picturephone
Year: 1985
SR8031A Picturephone
Year: 1985
SR8020 Versatel
Year: 1983
SR8020 Versatel
Year: 1983Classic, Empress, Padua, Parisienne & Rondo Telephones

SR1000A Classic
Year: 1979
SR1000A Classic
Year: 1979
SR8018A Empress Deluxe
Year: 1983
SR8027 Padua
Year: 1984
SR8035 Rondo
Year: 1985
SR8035 Rondo
Year: 1985Sceptre & React Telephones

SR10001R Sceptre 100
Year 1984
SR10001R Sceptre 100
Year: 1984
SR5013AR React 120
Year: 1990
SR5015A React 320
Year: 1990Ambassador Table Telephones
BT Inphone Charges for Special Range Telephones as of 01/11/83
Ambassador | Contempra | Dawn | Empress | Empress de-luxe | Mickey Mouse | Rhapsody basic | Rhapsody TanLeather | Sceptre | Snoopy | Versatel | |
Purchase Cost | £69.95 | £65.60 | £67.50 | £119.95 | £159.00 | £155.00 | £69.95 | £94.95 | £79.95 | £155.00 | £59.95 |
Rental Charge | £5.75 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £4.75 | £5.00 | £5.00 |
Connection Charge | £12.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 | £70.00 | £95.00 | £100.00 | £25.00 | £45.00 | £30.00 | £100.00 | £30.00 |
Notes: Purchase Price included VAT. Quarterly rental as an extension phone and connection charges were excluding VAT |
Statesman Telephones

Viscount Telephones

9511R Viscount
Year: 1984
9511R Viscount
Year: 1988
9515AR Viscount
Year: 1986
9601AR Viscount
Year: 1982
9631AR Viscount 4
Year: 1984
9521R Viscount 12
Year: 1984
9525AR Viscount 12
Year: 1987Slimtel & Minstrel Telephones
Venue & Vanguard Telephones

10005AR Venue 24
Year: 1986
10006AR Venue 24E
Year: 1990
4001AR Vanguard
Year: 1996
4005AR Vanguard 10
Year: 1995Tremolo Trimphones
Tribune Telephones
Duet Telephones
Relate Telephones

Relate 80
Year: 1998
Relate 100
Year: 1992
Relate 180
Year: 1996
Relate 200
Year: 1993
Relate 300
Year: 1992
Relate 400
Year: 1994
Relate 550
Year: 2000
Relate 550
Year: 2000
Relate 600
Year: 2000
Relate 700
Year:
Relate 700
Year: 2000
Relate 1100
Year: 1999
Relate 1500
Year: 2001Converse Telephones

Converse 100
Item code: 870732 Year: 1996
Converse 180
Item code: 870736 Year: 1996
Converse 200
Item code: 870658 Year: 1998
Converse 300
Item code: 870686 Year: 1998
Converse 400
Item code: 870744 Year: 1997
Converse 120
Item code: 871452 Year: 2001
Converse 220
Item code: 871450 Year: 2000
Converse 320
Item code: 871448 Year: 2000
Converse 420
Item code: 871446 Year: 2000Décor Telephones

Décor 100
Item code: 871368 Year: 1999
Décor 200
Item code: 871371 Year: 2000
Décor 300
Year: 2000
Décor 400
Item code: 871377
Décor 1100
Item code: 024862 Year: 2006
Décor 1200
Item code: 024863 Year: 2006
Décor 1300
Item code: 024864 Year: 2006