| Name | RedPhone Victa Domestic Hotel Phone |
| Date | 1965-80 |
| Manufacturer | Marketed by Victa Telecommunications, manufactured by Tamura Company in Japan. Also trialled in Japan. |
| Links | Private (this is the “little brother” of the Victa RedPhone) Original Japan model 1959 As used in Greece |
| Note | The RedPhone Victa Domestic was used as the prototype for the South African Protea payphone 1968 |
Development of the RedPhone Victa Domestic
| VICTA RED TELEPHONE: In 1963 Victa Telecommunications began marketing a commercial (for shops and factories etc.) model and a domestic model (for guest houses and homes) on a lease arrangement with subscribers who paid the PMG rent for the exchange line used. The instruments, distinctively red, were manufactured by Tamura Company in Japan. Below- rare Victa domestic payphone on swivel stand. |
Below- Domestic Red Phone used in Argentina.
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