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  • Replacement curly cord for handpiece - Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Phone
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    New replacement curly cord for the hadndiece for a Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Telephone.

  • Ericofon Phone Gasket replacement - Cobra Telephone
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    Replacement Ericofon Gasket Brand New! the gasket that often deteriorates on Ericofon Telephones make your valuable Ericofon like new! This is a new but remanufactured gasket (not a genuine original ericofon gasket), as good if not better than the original . Makes the Ericofon with a damaged gasket look good! The arrow points to the Gasket that in many ericofons has broken down. (The Ericofon does NOT come with the Gasket) Replacement Ericofon Gasket  About the Ericofon The Ericofon is a "cult" telephone handset created by Ericsson. It was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gösta Thames, Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg. A specific feature of the telephone is that the plastic cover is molded in one piece, and it is considered a landmark in plastic industrial design. The serial production began in 1954. The earlier models were only sold to instit

  • Grey Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished Plastic Case
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Grey Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops and never used since (packed in Telecom box). Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Grey Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer These are not junky phones that have been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- These are quality telephones. These phones have refurbished plastic phone shells, the electronics have been refurbished. They are not sun damaged, scratched, or otherwise damaged like many rotary dial phones sold on Auction sites or at Second Hand stores.  For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here They are posted to you in a Telecom Aust

  • Red Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished -
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Red Phone refurbished - in very rare Red colour This Telephone has a new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Red With Brown line cord. Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer This phone has a refurbished plastic phone shell, the electronics have been refurbished - its good for another 30 years. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here This is not a junky phone that has been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- This is a quality telephone. This phone would be posted to you in a Telecom Australia box. This phone has been refurbished and is in excellent condition. It works perfectly and can be used anywhere in the world where you can obta

  • Yellow Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished
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    One Collectable Yellow Rotary Dial Phone refurbished This Telephone has a new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Yellow Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer This phone has a refurbished plastic phone shell, the electronics have been refurbished - its good for another 30 years. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here This is not a junky phone that has been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- This is a quality telephone. This phone does not come in a Telecom Box his phone has been refurbished and is in excellent condition. It works perfectly and can be used anywhere in the world where you can obtain decadic service (nearly all of Australia and most of the world information

  • Green Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished -NEW Plastic Case
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Green Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops and never used since (packed in Telecom box). These are very rare - we found some more and have very few left, and once they are all sold that will be it. Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Green These phones were refurbished by Telecom workshops in Perth in the late 1980s. These particular phones had the electronics refurbished, and the plastic case replaced with a new plastic case (the handsets and cord are refurbished). The phones have been unused since. They do have slight rub marks at the side of the phones from storage in the box. You will never find second hand phones in such fantastic condition as these phones.They have new dial labels, new dial covers. The Green colour is rarer than most other colours.. For more

  • Northern Telecom 500 series Rotary Dial Telephone - fantastic ring!
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    ne Collectable Northern Telecom 500 series Retro Rotary Dial Red Phone - Canadian phone This phone is in excellent condition. It has a standard telecom plug (you may need an adaptor here) The Series 500 phone was the standard dial phone in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in the USA and Canada. The Western Electric Model 500 telephone was the standard desk-style telephone set used by AT&T (the Bell System) in North America from the late 1949 through the divestiture of AT&T in 1984. Many millions of Model 500 phones were produced and were a familiar sight in almost every home in North America. Numbers of Western Electric 500 phones are still in use today thanks to their durability and ample availability on the secondhand market at inexpensive prices. The basic phone's modular construction not only made manufacture and repair simple. The original Western Electric Model 500 was designed by the firm of industrial designer Henr

  • Chocolate Brown ACF 805 Pushbutton Phone - Telecom
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    second hand Chocloate Brown ACF 805 series telephone. circa 1982. This was the first 'Touchfone' to replace the Rotary Dial ACF 802 by Telecom Australia. It was based on the ACF 802 metal base - so its a tough as an ACF 802. This telephone is in reasonable condition with some surface scratching. It is a rare colour.

  • Ericofon Phone Gasket replacement - Cobra Telephone
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    Replacement Ericofon Gasket Brand New! the gasket that often deteriorates on Ericofon Telephones make your valuable Ericofon like new! This is a new but remanufactured gasket (not a genuine original ericofon gasket), as good if not better than the original . Makes the Ericofon with a damaged gasket look good! The arrow points to the Gasket that in many ericofons has broken down. (The Ericofon does NOT come with the Gasket) Replacement Ericofon Gasket  About the Ericofon The Ericofon is a "cult" telephone handset created by Ericsson. It was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gösta Thames, Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg. A specific feature of the telephone is that the plastic cover is molded in one piece, and it is considered a landmark in plastic industrial design. The serial production began in 1954. The earlier models were only sold to instit

  • Replacement Dial Cover for 802 Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    Replacement Dial Label plastic cover Brand New! the item that is often missing on the Retro 802 ACF series Telecom phones   This is a NEW replacement plastic dial label cover (not the paper dial label) - The arrow points to the plastic piece that is often missing on 800 series phones. This does not include the paper dial label.

  • Ivory Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished - NEW Plastic Case
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Ivory Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops (previously PMG) and never used since (packed in Telecom box). Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Ivory These phones were refurbished by Telecom workshops in Perth in the late 1980s. These particular phones had the electronics refurbished, and the plastic case replaced with a new plastic case (the handsets and cord are refurbished). The phones have been unused since. They do have slight rub marks at the side of the phones from storage in the box. You will never find second hand phones in such fantastic condition as these phones.They have new dial labels, new dial covers. . For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here  

  • Ivory Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished plastic Case (with plastic grommet)
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    ne Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Ivory Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops and never used since (packed in Telecom box). In as new condition  Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Ivory Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer This particular model has a grommet to replace a hole in the case (used for control-lock phones) These are not junky phones that have been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- These are quality telephones. These phones have refurbished plastic phone shells, the electronics have been refurbished. They are not sun damaged, scratched, or otherwise damaged like many rotary dial phones sold on Auction sites or at Second Hand stores.  For more details on the difference between

  • Red Rotary Dial Phone - 801 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished -- Extremely Rare
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    ne Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Red 801 ACF  Phone refurbished - in very rare Red colour This Telephone has a new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 801 ACF Red Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer . The 801 series is older than the more common 802 series. This phone has a refurbished plastic phone shell, the electronics have been refurbished - its good for another 30 years. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here This is not a junky phone that has been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- This is a quality telephone. This phone would be posted to you in a Telecom Australia box. This phone also has a brown line cord This phone has been refurbished and is in excellent condition.

  • Grey Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished -NEW Plastic Case
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Grey Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops (previously the PMG) and never used since (packed in Telecom box). In as new condition  Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Green These phones were refurbished by Telecom workshops in Perth in the late 1980s. These particular phones had the electronics refurbished, and the plastic case replaced with a new plastic case . The phones have been unused since. They do have slight rub marks at the side of the phones from storage in the box. You will never find second hand phones in such fantastic condition as these phones.They have new dial labels, new dial covers. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here

  • Phone Socket Adaptor - Allows 802 Australia telephones to be plugged into RJ12 or RJ45 sockets - USA
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    Socket adaptor . This allows a standard Australian Phone to be plugged into an RJ12 or RJ 45 Socket, that is now common in Australian Homes, and is the standard socket in the USA.   Note: You still need a RJ12 / RJ45 cable to plug this in (the standard cable that goes from the wall socket to a modern phone) You can get an RJ12 / RJ 45 extension cable here Also there are Double Adaptors to allow to Rotary Dial Phones to be plugged into one socket here   For international shipping the socket will be removed fom its packaging for cheaper postage.

  • Replacement Gasket for Rotary Dial for 802 Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    eplacement Dial gasket that sits around the dial of a ACF 802 rotary dial phone.

  • Double Adaptor for Telecom / PMG socket - allows 2 Rotary Dial Phones to be plugged into one socket
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    Double adaptor - allows you to plug two Telecom/PMG phones into a single Telecom/PMG wall socket.  

  • Sage Green ACF 8081 - Brand New in Box - Telecom / PMG
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    nbsp; Sage Green Telecom 8081 Brand New in box. Dates from September 1985, one of the earliest Telecom Pushbutton Telephones replacing the ACF 802 rotary dial telephones. Phone is decadic only - with volume control.      

  • Ericofon Golden Yellow Phone PMG / Telecom Australia Cobra Eames Ericophone
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    One Golden Ericofon Rotary Dial Phone. get other colour Ericofons click here In excellent condition. Refurbished .Was an extension telephone supplied by Telecom Australia /PMG in the 1960s and 1970s. Makes outgoing calls and receives calls, has a ringing buzzer. Has a standard Telecom Australia plug (adaptors available here) . Has a few very fine marks on the handpiece.   The History of the Ericofon The Ericofon is a Swedish telephone handset created by Ericsson. It was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gösta Thames, Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg. A specific feature of the telephone is that the two major components--the handset and the dial--are combined in a single unit. This one-piece design anticipated the evolution of the typical cordless phone and cell phone by several decades. The Ericofon is considered a landmark in plastic industrial design. The serial production began in 1954.

  • Digitel Push Button telephone - decadic - early Telecom Pushbutton Phone from the 1980s
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    Rare 1980s Digitel Telephone sold by Telecom Australia. This is one of the first Push Button phones sold by Telecom Australia.They were supplied by STC and made in Denmark.   Phone has adjustable ring volume and is Decadic only. In good condition - dials out clear transmission - ringer works fine.

  • STC 4T Telephone receiver - earpiece Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    STC 4T telephone receiver for ACF 802 PMG Telecom phones Replacement telephone receiver for Telecom PMG 802 ACF telephones produced in Australia in the 1960s and 1970s         STC 4T telephone receiver for ACF 802 PMG Telecom phones

  • STC 4T Telephone receiver x 20
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    STC 4T telephone receiver for ACF 802 PMG Telecom phones x 20 Replacement telephone receiver for Telecom PMG 802 ACF telephones produced in Australia in the 1960s and 1970s -bulk lot of 20         STC 4T telephone receiver for ACF 802 PMG Telecom phones

  • NEC Telephone microphone - Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    NEC electronic telephone microphone for ACF 802 PMG Telecom phones Replacement telephone NEC Electronic microphone for carbon mic Telecom PMG 802 ACF telephones produced in Australia in the 1960s and 1970s         NEC electronic telephone microphone for ACF 802 PMG Telecom phones

  • Replacement Dial Plate for 802 Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    eplacement Dial plate that sits at the back of the dial of a ACF 802 rotary dial phone.

  • Green Rotary Dial Phone with Control Lock - 8028 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished
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    ne Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Green Control Lock  Phone refurbished This Telephone has a new dial label (blank), as well as new control lock keys. This was a rare modification of the the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 8028 ACF Green Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer This phone has a refurbished plastic phone shell, the electronics have been refurbished - its good for another 30 years. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here This is not a junky phone that has been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- This is a quality telephone. This phone would be posted to you in a Telecom Australia box. This phone also has a brown line cord This phone has been refurbished and is in excellent condition. It works perf

  • Replacement line cord 10 feet long - Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Phone
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    New replacement line cord for the for a Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Telephone. Runs between the phone and the socket - red colour - 10 feet long

  • Ericofon Deep Red Phone Cobra Eames Ericophone
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    One Deep Red Ericofon Rotary Dial Phone. Refurbished and In excellent condition. This is a Northern Telecom version similar to those sold by Telecom Australia /PMG in the 1960s and 1970s, however this model was sold in the USA. It can make outgoing calls and receives calls, and it does ring with an Ericotone buzzer. Has a standard R12 modern plug . These are very rare, and this colour even rarer in Australia. Telecom/PMG sold a Red Ericofon, but not a deep red colour like this example. A fantastic special gift. SOLD       SOLD The History of the Ericofon The Ericofon is a Swedish telephone handset created by Ericsson. It was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gösta Thames, Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg. A specific feature of the telephone is that the two major components--the handset and the dial--are combined in a single unit. This one-

  • Green Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished plastic Case
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Green Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops and never used since (packed in Telecom box). These are rare green coloured phones Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Green These phones were refurbished by Telecom workshops in Perth in the late 1980s. These particular phones had the electronics refurbished, and the plastic case is also refurbished. The phones have been unused since. They do have slight rub marks at the side of the phones from storage in the box. You will never find second hand phones in such fantastic condition as these phones.They have new dial labels, new dial covers. They are ready for another 30 years of service. The Green colour is rarer than most other colours.. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click h

  • Ericofon Soft Pink Phone Cobra Eames Ericophone
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    One Soft Pink Ericofon Rotary Dial Phone. Refurbished and In excellent condition. This is a Northern Telecom version similar to those sold by Telecom Australia /PMG in the 1960s and 1970s, however this model was sold in the USA. It can make outgoing calls and receives calls, and it does ring with an Ericotone buzzer. Has a standard R12 modern plug . These are very rare, and this colour even rarer in Australia. Telecom/PMG never sold a pink Ericofon. A fantastic special gift.   The History of the Ericofon The Ericofon is a Swedish telephone handset created by Ericsson. It was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gösta Thames, Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg. A specific feature of the telephone is that the two major components--the handset and the dial--are combined in a single unit. This one-piece design anticipated the evolution of the typical cordless

  • Black Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Black  Phone refurbished This Telephone has a new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Black Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer This phone has a refurbished plastic phone shell, the electronics have been refurbished - its good for another 30 years. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here This is not a junky phone that has been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- This is a quality telephone. (this one does not come with a Telecom Australia Box) his phone has been refurbished and is in excellent condition. It works perfectly and can be used anywhere in the world where you can obtain decadic service (nearly all of Australia and most

  • Grey CB Telephone - 811 made by PMG / Telecom new plastic shell
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    ne Collectable Retro Grey CB  Phone new plastic shell - refurbished other components Extremely Rare CB Phone This Telephone has a new dial label (blank). This was a very special phone from 1960's and 70's used in Hotels and other areas where the caller picked up the handset and was connected to an operator . Telecom code was 811 ACF Grey CB This phone has a new plastic phone shell, the electronics have been refurbished - its good for another 30 years, the handset is refurbished. For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here This is not a junky phone that has been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- This is a quality telephone. This phone would be posted to you in a Telecom Australia box. This phone also has a brown line cord This phone has been refurbished and is in excellent condition. It works perfectly and can be used anywhere in the worl

  • Ivory Rotary Dial Phone - 802 made by PMG / Telecom refurbished plastic Case
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    One Collectable Retro Rotary Dial Ivory Phone refurbished by Telecom Australia workshops and never used since (packed in Telecom box). In as new condition  Has new dial label (blank). This was the standard telephone in Australian homes during the 1960's and 70's. Telecom code was 802 ACF Ivory Thousands of these phones were destroyed - they are now rare - with ones in as good condition as this - even rarer These are not junky phones that have been sitting in someone's shed, or bought at a garage sale- These are quality telephones. These phones have refurbished plastic phone shells, the electronics have been refurbished. They are not sun damaged, scratched, or otherwise damaged like many rotary dial phones sold on Auction sites or at Second Hand stores.  For more details on the difference between refurbished plastic shells and new shells click here They are

  • Replacement line cord 6 feet long - Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Phone
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    New replacement line cord for the for a Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Telephone. Runs between the phone and the socket - red colour - 6 feet long

  • Replacement Dial Ring for 802 Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    eplacement Dial ring that sits on top of the dial plate of a ACF 802 rotary dial phone.

  • Replacement Bell motor for Rotary Dial for 802 Telecom / PMG Rotary dial phone
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    eplacement Bell motor for ACF 802 PMG / Telecom rotary dial phone . This does not replace all bell motors - you need to check the enlarged picture to make sure it is the same as the one you currently have

  • Red Rotary Dial Telephone - Western Electric
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    ne Collectable Western Electric 500 series Retro Rotary Dial Red Phone - USA phone - in rare Red colour This phone is in excellent condition. It has a RJ12 cable with optional telecom plug The Series 500 phone was the standard dial phone in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in the USA. The Western Electric Model 500 telephone was the standard desk-style telephone set used by AT&T (the Bell System) in North America from the late 1949 through the divestiture of AT&T in 1984. Many millions of Model 500 phones were produced and were a familiar sight in almost every home in North America. Numbers of Western Electric 500 phones are still in use today thanks to their durability and ample availability on the secondhand market at inexpensive prices. The basic phone's modular construction not only made manufacture and repair simple. The original Western Electric Model 500 was designed by the firm of industrial designer Henry Dreyfus

  • Replace Mic Cap / Cover - Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Phone
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    New replacement microphone / transmitter cover or cap for a Victa Red Rotary Dial Coin Telephone.

  • 5 metre RJ12 / RJ45 extension cable
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    5 metre RJ12/RJ45 cable. This is an extension cable that can connect to an RJ12/RJ45 adaptor (not included with this extension cable - you can get the adaptor here)  

  • About the Author Jon Kabat-Zinn
    Jon Kabat-Zinn (born June 5, 1944) is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and founding director of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He teaches mindfulness meditation as a technique to help people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness. His life work has been largely dedicated to bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society. Kabat-Zinn is the author or co-author of scientific papers on mindfulness and its clinical applications. He has written two bestselling books: Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness (Delta, 1991), and Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life (Hyperion, 1994). He co-authored with Myla Kabat-Zinn Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting, (Hyperion, 1997). Other books include Coming to Our Senses (Hyperion, 2005) and his most recent book The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness, co-authored with J. Mark G. Williams, John D. Teasdale and Zindel V. Segal (Guilford, 2007). Kabat-Zinn is the founder and former Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is also the founder (1979) and former director of its renowned Stress Reduction Clinic and Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Kabat-Zinn received his Ph.D. in molecular biology in 1971 from MIT where he studied under Salvador Luria, Nobel Laureate in Medicine. Kabat-Zinn has made significant contributions to modern health care with his research which focused on mind/body interactions for healing, and on various clinical applications of mindfulness meditation training for people with chronic pain and/or stress-related disorders. Kabat-Zinn began teaching the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at the Stress Reduction Clinic in 1979. MBSR is an eight week course which combines meditation and Hatha yoga to help patients cope with stress, pain, and illness by using moment-to-moment awareness. Such mindfulness helps participants use their inner resources to achieve good health and well being. Kabat-Zinn and colleagues have studied the effects of practicing moment-to-moment awareness on the brain, and how it processes emotions, particularly under stress, and on the immune system. He is a board member of the Mind and Life Institute, a group that organizes dialogues between the Dalai Lama and Western scientists to promote deeper understanding of different ways of knowing and probing the nature of mind, emotions, and reality.
  • About the Author Richard Adams
    Richard George Adams (born May 9, 1920) is an English novelist who is best known as the writer of three novels featuring animal characters, in particular Watership Down and to a lesser extent Shardik and The Plague Dogs. Adams was born in Newbury, Berkshire. He served in the British Army from 1940 until 1946, during World War II. He was given a Class B discharge to continue his studies and in 1948 he received a master's degree from Worcester College at Oxford University. He was a senior civil servant who worked as an Assistant Secretary for the Department of Agriculture, later part of the Department of the Environment, from 1948 to 1974. Since 1974, following publication of his second novel, Shardik, he has been a full-time author. He originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters, Juliet and Rosamund, and they insisted he publish it as a book. It took two years to write and was rejected by thirteen publishers. When Watership Down was finally published, it sold over a million copies in record time in both the United Kingdom and the United States. Watership Down has become a modern classic and won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1972. To date, Adams' best-known work has sold over 50 million copies world-wide, earning him more than all his other books put together. As of 1982, he was President of the RSPCA. He also contested the 1983 general election, standing as an Independent Conservative in the Spelthorne constituency on a platform of opposition to fox hunting. He now lives, with his wife, Elizabeth, in Whitchurch, Hampshire, within 10 miles of his birthplace.