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Here is a Tasman Vented Flag Style Phone box. These models were produced from 1950's-1970's.  The phone inside is a 1930's-1960's Long Tom payphone wired to work on a modern phone circut.

It was recognised around the late 1940's that rot was a major floor in the Flag design due to poor box ventilation and proximity to the ground. To combat this the PMG workshops came up with the idea of adding air flow  as trapped moisture was a huge factor in the rotting process. The Vented Flag Style box has venting panels located at the bottom and top of every window panel to assist air flow throughout the cabinet. It was mounted about 40mm from the ground on mounting brackets or "feet" to further provide air flow and prevent rising damp. The door handle used was the larger stainless handle also commonly found on the NSW Dome Roof model and Replica Dome Roof model. Apart from these minor modifications the vented flag style box remained almost identical to the original flag design in every other way.




 

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