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This GPO telephone is about as iconic as they come. The 1920s saw the development of automatic exchange switching technology, eliminating the need for an operator to connect telephone calls. In 1924, the GPO brought this cutting-edge technology to the UK for the first time, cleverly uniting the revolutionary circular dial with the familiar candlestick frame.
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