Old Telephone
I spied this old telephone hanging on the wall at the Roxbury Mountain Maple facility in Roxbury NY a few weeks ago and had to grab a photo. I'm not sure how old it really is (there was no sign), but I'm guessing it might be from the early 1900s. Sure is a contrast to the phones we have today
Jeff, this telephone is so cool! I saw one similar in an older upscaled home, and should have taken a photo.
Sheri Sperry - MCNE
We've definitely come a lon way. I rememebr party lines when I was young. And you only had to dial 4 digits. Dialing? What's that, Dad?
Jeff
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
And they likely won't even know what it is without asking, will they?!
Jeff
Pat Champion
That was exactly my thought when I saw it. It pre-dates me, though! LOL
Jeff
Pat Champion
Eustis, FL
Rob D. Shepherd
Ha ha. Yeah, I remember those. Never worked as well as I thought it should. LOL
Jeff
Hi Michael Jacobs - it was a great photo find!
David Jones - I don't remember that far back. LOL
Jeff
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Chris Ann Cleland - it does, doesn't it?
George Souto - watch it!!!!
Liz Wallace - and I remember those days as a kid!
Jeff
Grant Schneider - I sure remember that show, but not the phone!
Bob - I am guessing but did some research on Google and it looked like those from that time period.
Jeff
Jane Peters
Funny you should say that! We stayed at a B and B a few years ago that had an old phone that worked and it appeared to be an original
Jeff
Anna Banana Kruchten
Ah, yes, the wall phones. And then the Princess models. I remember when it was such a big deal to go from a rotary phone to a push button!!
Jeff
Joan Cox
No doubt some collector would love to get their hands on one like this.
Jeff
Joan Cox
Denver, CO
Hi Jeff Dowler CRS , I remember wanting to buy one for my wall at home back in the 1970s, but I never did. I love to see nostalgic places and things and imagine living during that era.
Larry Johnston
It would certainly be fun to have one on the wall! I imagine finding a real one rather than a reproduction would be a challenge. This one was clearly original
Jeff
Larry Johnston
Elkhart, IN
Hi Mary Yonkers
Same here. It was fun to see - glad I had my camera with me at the time
Jeff
Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
Hi Jeff, I love to see those old, old phones! Most folks don't know that it was an Undertaker named Strowger that invented the first successful automatic telephone "switch," subsequently putting these hand-crank-telephones and a lot of Operators out of work! Happy New Year! John and Kat
That's an old one alright! When I was a kid, we had an old restaurant in town that had one of those! I'm remembering that there was a little crank on the right side of it to make it go!
Alexander- Slocum A belated Happy New Year to you, John and Kat. I am catching up on old comments I missed. I wasn't aware of that!
Indeed it is Myrl Jeffcoat - I remember seeing an old crank phone before too, just not sure where. Amzing where we have gotten to today!
Jeff
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