Internal phone system

Written By Gareth M.

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Early on when preparing the Packing House for retail and being inhabited by dealers the question of being able to speak with the front counter, and for customers to get assistance if the dealers were not present was considered. The Packing House was large and walking from one end and back to the front counter was at least 100+ metres.

Therefore an internal phone intercom system with phones was installed between or nearby the entrances of all the chambers in the Packing House. The phones were often utilised by dealers to have the emergency exit door alarms turned off (in order to move stock in and out of them from the car park), or by the front counter to contact dealers about something that needn’t be put over the public address system.

The phones in the chambers could only 'ring' the front counter by pushing and holding the button, which would make the front counter phone 'ring'.

From the front counter they could call or ‘buzz’ any of the phones in the Packing House. This phone at the front counter was upgraded throughout the years as more phones were added to the system.

Those at the front counter would often call the café (Chamber 27 - Golden Delicious) to order drinks or food so they would not need to leave the front counter for very long. 

Gareth M.
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