Remember Me? The Rotary Phone
by Dora Sofia Caputo
Title
Remember Me? The Rotary Phone
Artist
Dora Sofia Caputo
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
Remember Me? The Rotary Phone - By Dora Sofia Caputo
The first use of a dial phone was in 1892 in La Porte, Indiana based on a 1891 patent by Almon Brown Strowger. In 1919 the American Bell Telephone Company began national service for user controlled rotary dial phones.
Since the 1930s, Western Electric had manufactured telephone sets in colors. However, only the most affluent were willing to pay the substantial extra monthly charge for having a phone that wasn't basic black. In the early 1950s, the Bell System began to promote the new 500 sets in "designer colors" for an affordable one-time non-recurring charge at the time of installation. The basic black 302 was quickly upstaged by 500 sets in lemon yellow, harvest gold, chocolate brown, rose pink, cherry red, lime green, avocado, turquoise and more than a dozen other colors.
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January 6th, 2018
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Comments (16)
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Yes, Nikolyn! A real blast from the past! Thanks so much for your visit and kind comments.
Nikolyn McDonald
I, I do indeed. Remember, that is. Revisiting as this one takes me back to happy childhood days.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
So was I, Lyric! I remember! Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Nancy Griswold
Oh Boy, does this take me back...ours was just like this FAV
Dora Sofia Caputo replied:
Thanks, Nancy! We had one just like this one too! We have come a long way!
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thanks so much, Robert, for the feature in your great Group, The Niche.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thanks so very much, Karen, for the feature in your great Group, Lady Photographers and Artists.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
I so love your comments, Nikolyn! I guess we all could share great memories of days gone by! Thanks for your visit and kind comments.
Nikolyn McDonald
Oh my, I so remember these. My mother drove us all nuts trying to find a replacement one when hers broke - long after they had gone out of style and service LOL Fun memories, Dora.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thank you, Angeles M Pomata, for making this image one of your favorites.
Dora Sofia Caputo Photographic Design and Fine Art
Thank you, Tami, for your kind comments and support, and for making this image one of your favorites.