Telephone history, plus see 50 old phones, like early rotary-dial ...
Sep 14, 2021 · It was on that memorable day in telephone history - June 2, 1875 - when Bell and Watson were testing a number of transmitters, connected by a single wire to a corresponding set of …
How do you use a rotary phone? We have the original step-by-step ...
May 14, 2025 · Old rotary phone “You see, the equipment here is actually operated entirely by our customers whenever they dial a number. It sets up connections between any two telephones – a …
Vintage touch-tone phones: Tech’s button breakthrough that ...
Dec 1, 2024 · These vintage touch-tone phones - featuring push buttons, speed and musical tones - represented a totally new signaling system, and opened the way to increased versatility in …
Vintage 1950s dial & touch-tone phones came in lots of decorator colors
Oct 2, 2023 · Vintage extension phones came in many colors to fit your home decor (1961) (1) One-Button Phone: Can do one of several jobs—cut other extensions off your line, switch your phone to …
The old Yellow Pages phone book was so vital, we never imagined a …
Feb 25, 2023 · How to read the yellow pages phone book: A phone directory workbook for kids (1982) Excerpted from Reading the Yellow Pages activity workbook Reading the Yellow Pages is designed …
What was it like to be a telephone operator? Behind the scenes in the ...
Jun 22, 2019 · In the olden days, you needed a telephone operator to connect your call manually through a switchboard. Her job wasn't as easy as you might think.
Vintage payphones & the huge public phone network we relied on …
Jun 15, 2020 · Vintage payphones once lined streets, stations and stores — see how phone booths, walk-up, and drive-up telephones kept America connected.
Remember calling the phone company speaking clock for the time?
Jun 8, 2024 · Known as the speaking clock or POPCORN, calling the phone company for the time was a handy service helped people reset clocks years ago.
Vintage 1980s cordless phones seemed like magic ... - Click Americana
Feb 16, 2020 · Vintage 1980s cordless phones were the essential step between wired pushbutton phones and today's modern cell phones. Here's a look back at the top telephone tech from the 80s!
Old office telephone systems like these were big business back in the ...
Jun 21, 2020 · Even back when telephones had rotary dials, advances were made in these old office telephone systems that worked like mini-switchboards. See some here!