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Description: | This telephone is from the early 1900s. It does not have a dial, but a crank handle. To make a call you turned the handle to contact an operator at the exchange. The operator then made the connection with the person you want to speak to. To end the call, you had to turn the handle again. This is called 'ringing off'. This phone belonged to Lord Joicey, and it was probably used at his home, Etal Manor in Northumberland.
Part: casing, Material: metal | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.science&industry.483932 | Go to resource |
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