Telephone Firsts: Black Rotary Phone

http://www.WatchMojo.com video on Telephone Firsts: AT&T introduced the Model 500 in 1949.

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Science & Technology

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• firsts
• telephone
• communications
• telecommunications
• at&t
• model
• 500
• rotary
• black
• phone
• handset

[phillygrl69]

My father (R.I.P.) was a repairman for Bell Of Pennsylvania back in the early to mid 70's. Our cellar had so many of these!!!! I sorta miss 'em. My father too....

[crookedtrucker]

mr grandma had a rotary phone. I just remeber it took effort to dial a number. Especially if the number had a lot of 9's or 0's in it. I will admit, I do miss the ring though. It had a actual ringing bell in it. Nothing will ever replace the ring on the older phones.

[Mike1614b]

I prefer a shorter video, with less information

[RetroVintageItems27]

I can see why there is more dislikes than likes!!!!!!!!

Retro

[datawraith3080]

First, It was Western Electric,

Second, the model 300 is the phone commonly regarded as the first handset+ ringer combination

third, i have a model 500 dated 1948

[cbsteffen]

I don't think rotary phones are popular anymore.

[sauceykat]

@phillygrl69 sorry for your loss, but what a neat story!

[Madness832]

The first all-in-one phone was the 302, introduced in the 30's. There was also a 5302, which is a cross between a 302 & 500. It was introduced around the time of the 500 switchover so WE could use up old stocks of 302 parts.

[wildcatzgurl404]

I thought it was Western Electric?

[kd1s]

Ummm.. there was the 300 series that had the network, ringer etc. in the base. And it wasn't AT&T per se, but Western Electric that introduced it.

[DangerVonCoken]

wow that was suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu­uuuuuuuper interesting

[An805Guy]

"Et après on fait quoi.....!?"

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