Before Cell Phones

This is an old Northern Electric Crank Telephone, dating from probably the early 1930's. Turn the crank, connect to the operator, tell her the name and number of the person you wish to reach and she would connect your call via a switchboard. (We've all seen the old movies, right?) Kids today would be aghast. "You mean you can't text on it!!!"

[Corinne C]

A story telling image

[Bucktree]

Cool image. We’ve come a long ways in communication technology. I remember years ago being on a party line. You never really knew how many other parties were listening in on your conversation.

[gloria jones]

Neat image

[Diane]

Nice shot. And remember when the whole family had to share ONE phone?

[Vincent]

This nostalgic scene is beautifully captured.

[eDorre]

Cool

[KoalaGardens🐨]

I can still feel the motion of winding that handle

[Casablanca]

Ahh, nostalgia! I still remember getting our first phone made of green Bakelite and it lived in the hall.

[Diana]

Great find and shot, I remember them only too well.

[Joan Robillard]

Good bw

[Dave]

Nice find and wonderful b&w

[Fisher Family]

A lovely classic shot!

Ian

[KV]

That is an old phone for sure. Nicely composed.

[LManning (Laura)]

Love this composition.

[Rob Z]

So many memories associated with this this type of phone....

[Kathy]

I always wanted a crank phone. One with the pipe looking place to speak into.

[Walks @ 7]

No magic box in our pockets here, great find and capture