The one that was bolted to the kitchen wall when I was a kid was black with a rotary dial. We replaced it with avocado green in the 70’s, but it still had a rotary dial.
Ours was on a telephone table in the living room. We had a party line until I was about 4 or 5, and I still remember my mother snarling at busybodies listening in.
Aaaaaah! My favorite phone! I still have two landlines…one on the kitchen wall and a Princess phone in the family room. I can talk and walk around with the 25’ cord!
I know the same can be done with a cell’s speaker(ugh). But it’s not the same! ☺️It’s hard to hold a cell on your shoulder, also!
They’re nothing compared to the Candlestick Phone. The receiver was hung to the side in a cradle type hook. We had “party lines” and operators who, when the receiver was picked up, she would say, Number Please! Then you told her the number you were trying to reach! At times, there were 2-3 other parties on the same line and couldn’t make a call unless they were off. Some were very rude and wouldn’t get off the line for hours.
If texting had come first, we would think how wonderful that now we could just speak to each other and not have to press those tiny letters with our fat fingers.
I just lost my phone today. Tried to call my housemate to see if I left it at home, but she didn’t recognize the number I called from and assumed it was spam. My number is suspended until further notice, and I don’t have a landline to reach out to family to let them know.
Sue Ellen over 1 year ago
The one that was bolted to the kitchen wall when I was a kid was black with a rotary dial. We replaced it with avocado green in the 70’s, but it still had a rotary dial.
C over 1 year ago
Golly, what will they think of next?
FreyjaRN Premium Member over 1 year ago
We still have a landline for emergencies.
backyardcowboy over 1 year ago
Rotary dial phones: the Original Circle of Life.
BigBoy over 1 year ago
I use the ringtone that sounds like a land line. Makes me laugh every time. Some people are looking at walls and desks to see where it is
Dobie Premium Member over 1 year ago
What the heck is that thing?
And why did you hang it on the wall? What… is it a trophy?
Carl Premium Member over 1 year ago
OTOH I rarely see this generation making calls. Ever notice that in many media its rarely called a “cell phone” but rather a “mobile”?
ladykat over 1 year ago
Ours was on a telephone table in the living room. We had a party line until I was about 4 or 5, and I still remember my mother snarling at busybodies listening in.
Zebrastripes over 1 year ago
Aaaaaah! My favorite phone! I still have two landlines…one on the kitchen wall and a Princess phone in the family room. I can talk and walk around with the 25’ cord!
I know the same can be done with a cell’s speaker(ugh). But it’s not the same! ☺️It’s hard to hold a cell on your shoulder, also!
They’re nothing compared to the Candlestick Phone. The receiver was hung to the side in a cradle type hook. We had “party lines” and operators who, when the receiver was picked up, she would say, Number Please! Then you told her the number you were trying to reach! At times, there were 2-3 other parties on the same line and couldn’t make a call unless they were off. Some were very rude and wouldn’t get off the line for hours.
Howard'sMyHero over 1 year ago
Not one, but TWO ringy dingies …!
cactusbob333 over 1 year ago
If texting had come first, we would think how wonderful that now we could just speak to each other and not have to press those tiny letters with our fat fingers.
crazeekatlady over 1 year ago
I just lost my phone today. Tried to call my housemate to see if I left it at home, but she didn’t recognize the number I called from and assumed it was spam. My number is suspended until further notice, and I don’t have a landline to reach out to family to let them know.