Telephone history, plus see 50 old phones, like early rotary-dial ...
Sep 14, 2021 · Telephone history: Antique phones from 1920-1930. These six images were part of a series of photographs by Theodor Horydczak, all featuring the rotary-dial telephones in use at the time. Based on the technology shown, the pictures …
Vintage payphones: When phone booths, walk-up & drive-up …
Jun 15, 2020 · Vintage payphones & phone booths: The most popular in the world (1958) By James H Winchester, Central Press Association – The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey) December 23, 1958 New York — At the east end of New York City’s Grand Central terminal’s upper-level rotunda, between a newsreel theater and a toyshop, stand three rows of ...
See the revolutionary Picturephone - Click Americana
Apr 16, 2022 · First video phone: Bell System introduces Picturephone service (1967) A logical extension of today’s telephone service… Bell System Picturephone service now lets callers see as well as talk on the telephone. And “hands-free” if they wish.
See vintage touch-tone phones with old-fashioned push buttons
Jan 6, 2023 · The Stroudsburg and Bushkill Telephone Company was established in 1892. It was purchased by the Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania in 1926. Tapping out a number on the musical Touch-Tone buttons is so fast that an entire number can be dialed in as little as two seconds. With a rotary dial, it takes about 10 seconds to dial a seven-digit number.
Vintage 1980s cordless phones seemed like magic & completely …
Feb 16, 2020 · The Freedom Phone 1100 ($150) has a speaker at the base; others, such as Radio Shack’s Duofone ET-410 ($180), function as an intercom when a regular corded phone is connected to the base. When shopping, look for features you would want to get for any phone, such as automatic redial, memory dialing or two-line capability.
The old Yellow Pages phone book was so vital, we never imagined …
Feb 25, 2023 · It was still only 40 pages (20 pieces of paper), and included phone directions, advertisements, a list of the 391 phone subscribers at the time, and some short essays on the technology of the era. One rare copy of the first edition of this phone book was sold at an auction by Christie’s in 2008. It was expected to sell for between $30,000 and ...
50 vintage television sets from the 1950s: Wonders of the world in ...
Oct 14, 2013 · Enchanted evening by Zenith. (1950-1951) The setting: You… your guests, 1951 Black Magic TV with reflection-proof screen. Supreme moment! When Zenith Black Magic Television comes into your life (1950) You’ve known great moments in your life. You’ve lived in an age of marvels. But there’s an experience coming your way—an experience so ...
Antique Ladies' Home Journal magazine covers & subjects from …
Jul 1, 2020 · Ladies’ Home Journal vintage cover: October 1890. “A Daughter of the Dune — Chapters I-III”, “Presidents I have photographed”, “To be young, through old”, “The courtship of General Grant”, “Things to make for fairs”, and more.
Antique secretary desks: See 30 examples of fancy & functional ...
May 21, 2023 · Antique Hepplewhite secretary (1925) This American conception of a Hepplewhite secretary with its diamond-paned doors and brass finials. It is fashioned of mellow-tones mahogany with a delicate tracery of lighter wood on the …
Vintage 1950s dial & touch-tone phones came in lots of decorator …
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 another line, or raise your phone’s hearing level. (2) Extension Phones: Add step-saving conveniences with wall phone, desk set or Princess in colors that ...