At the Arva Mill I spotted this phone sitting on shelf collecting dust. I mentioned to the young lady behind the counter that I would really like to take a picture of the phone but it was too high up on the shelf to get a good shot. She immediately reached up and brought it down to eye level. She did assure me that it was still in working order.
I recall using a phone similar to that one, and not so long ago either...
ReplyDeleteThe funny thing is you knew you was using a phone, by sound and weight. Nowadays you don't have that feeling anymore with all that electronic wizardry.
ReplyDeleteWho doesn't remember these, I think we all grew up with the black dial phone. Makes me feel old...:)
ReplyDeletemy son still has one of these hooked up in his basement and my 12 year old granddaughter thinks that it's a hoot to call me on it
ReplyDeleteI miss those old phones.
ReplyDelete(I sure hope she dusted it off before
putting it back on the shelf.)
Probably works better than those we use today.
ReplyDeleteUm, that's a phone? But how can I carry it in my purse?
ReplyDeleteThe rotary dial! Love it!
ReplyDeleteYou're right that there was a good coating of dust. It's hard to believe that these phones are out of date as they were built like tanks.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen one like that in a very long time. And, when I think about it, when they were in style I used it all the time.
ReplyDeleteWith all that dust and still in working order? No one ever calls her. I want her phone.
ReplyDeleteWe were all happy with it once.
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago I have a student at my university ask me what this was when he saw the dial phone. How technology changes,
ReplyDeleteThe last one of those I used was in my grandparents house. Brings back memories!
ReplyDeleteIt could use a serious dusting!
ReplyDeleteWe keep one in the living room just for decoration. Cellular only these days.
ReplyDeleteMy parents still have one like that hooked up! It takes so long to dial that no one uses it except when the power goes out.
ReplyDeleteIt may be in working order, but it certainly hasn't been used lately. All that dust - ick!
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice one! I have an old dial phone from the 50's from a surplus store when I was in high school. I bet it still work, it was built like a tank and weighed as much.
ReplyDeleteVery nostalgic image, even down to the dust ..
ReplyDeleteWe had such a phone like this.
A nice find! :-)
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