1 - June 28, 2010 4:52 pm

Name:

David Giddings

Location:

Washington

Comments:

Im an old Central Office installer, worked for Stromberg-Carlson from 1958 to 1977. My father worked for them from 1947 untill he passed in 1966. He was known as "Shorty'. My last job was with Nortel Networks. Retired in 2001 and have missed it every day since. Looking for old buddies that worked with me over the years... Wildman

2 - June 12, 2010 3:07 am

Name:

Ned Porges

Location:

Comments:

I have a card from years ago with name of Ronald Christianson. I saved it inside my oak wood wall mount Kellogg. I bought in the 1960s in Denver as a student at a second hand shop. 45 years later, it still needs a hand crank, receiver cap, and a mouthpiece. Ronald said parts were available but I never got around to it. Now that I'm about to retire, fixing up the old wall phone will be at the top of the to-do list.

My intent now is to get a working three coin wall mount payphone from the 1950s-1960s. Might you have one for sale? Or know where I might get one. Thanks.

Ned

3 - June 10, 2010 10:45 pm

Name:

Mike St-Amand

Location:

Petawawa, Ontario, Canada

Comments:

Great site! Will check it often.

4 - April 29, 2010 12:07 pm

Name:

Yvonne Heinrichs

Location:

Salem, Oregon

Comments:

I was a local and long distance Switchboard operator in Pendleton, Portland, and Salem, Or.in the 1940's and 50's. Could never bring myself to get rid of my old home phones, so now have a small collection. Just purchased an old Hotel phone shaped like a big brass elephant standing on a big brass ball. I've spent hours looking on antique telephone websites looking for another one like it with no luck. I wonder if anyone has one like it?

5 - April 24, 2010 6:46 pm

Name:

Knox Lee

Location:

Columbia, SC

Comments:

... been an admirer for going on 20 years. Keep up the good work and sharing of your great stories. Knox

6 - April 20, 2010 11:05 am

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

Comments:

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7 - February 25, 2010 6:48 am

Name:

Nike Adesuyi

Location:

Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa

Comments:

What amazing facts about the telephone. And what an antique collection!Your site enlightened me agreat deal about the now ubiquitous telephone. Keep up the good work, and more rings to your 'bells'!

8 - January 29, 2010 5:55 pm

Name:

Phil

Location:

San Jose, CA

Comments:

I have always been interested in telephones, since I was a kid. In the
1960's thru early 1980's the sounds they made to process your call was intertaining. Telephones in the present
2010 are kind of bland no character like the 60's thru the 80's.
Keep up the good work.
Phil

9 - October 17, 2009 10:12 pm

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

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10 - September 30, 2009 9:07 pm

Name:

Bob Daly

Location:

West Bend,Wi

Comments:

Worked for Bell,AT&T,andLucent from 1960 thru 2000, a lot of good memories

11 - August 27, 2009 4:19 am

Name:

Allen & Jeanie Brown

Location:

Selma, Oregon

Comments:

Great museum ! Thanks. We visited you a number of years ago, and purchased an old black dial desk phone for my wife's birthday. We often think of you when we pass your telephone mailbox.

12 - July 27, 2009 4:17 pm

Name:

Frank V.

Location:

New York

Comments:

wow, i'm connected, great site, on a whim, i went to check out my treasured antique phone collection, and I id with all the comments. no matter where, i bet when an installer, repairman rang the bell, "telco", no? we were family, i bet it's the same today. I remember at plant school, kenny, our instructor called the bell, "the ringer", it was like, for real, i was here when my mom had the phone installed in 1956, picture included, helping the installer run the line, and it was always the bell with alexander g. not far behind

13 - July 14, 2009 7:12 am

Name:

Kat Kreag

Location:

United States

Comments:

My Mom, Margaret McCarthy (Grubbe) worked at the Bell Service as a switchboard op. in the 40's in Hammond, In ( I think) If anyone knows of my mom, PLEASE e mail me! She passed in 12/08 and would like to get more backround on her. THANKS

14 - June 9, 2009 10:39 pm

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

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15 - May 20, 2009 4:46 am

Name:

dusty-lee ford

Location:

Mackay

Comments:

thankyou for the information to help me with my school assignment

16 - May 12, 2009 3:06 pm

Name:

Aly. C

Location:

Private

Comments:

I am in Gr.7 and I am doing a project on Historical Telephones, and was wondering if you could give me a little information some of the fist telephones, Also the date they were introduced, Possibly there dimensions, who intented that specific one, and some of the major parts. Thanks so much! E-mail me at : ringette_angel_09@hotmail.com. Thanks again!

17 - May 9, 2009 3:21 pm

Name:

david grounds

Location:

United States

Comments:

I,hired on with Western Elec,as a installer.(Amarillo Texas)Transfered to SW Bell. In 1984 went with AT&T. Retired in 1992.

18 - May 8, 2009 4:36 pm

Name:

Missy

Location:

North Carolina

Comments:

Love your website! Back in the early 1970's I bought some old phones from a phone company in WI. I have a desk phone(no dial), a candlestick phone with dial and one I call a Barbara Stanwyck phone, it looks like something out of her old 1940's movie, it's an oval with a dial.

19 - April 27, 2009 8:47 pm

Name:

John P. Lock

Location:

Tulsa, Okla.

Comments:

My Telco career started in 1947 cutting Phantoms & Transpositions on Tulsa-Enid toll line # 23 until the split Dec. 31, 1983. The high point of my career installing telephones for the 1976 Republican Convention in Kansas City.

20 - March 9, 2009 8:07 pm

Name:

Roger Shelton

Location:

Tucson Arizona

Comments:

retired US West Communications Feb 1999
I was one of those outside people. I did every outside job Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph had. MSTS was what it was called when I hired on. Great web site indeed.

21 - March 9, 2009 8:31 am

Name:

Ashley

Location:

Usa

Comments:

I like seeing the pictures of the old phones

22 - February 26, 2009 9:17 pm

Name:

Stephen Richardson

Location:

chi-town

Comments:

great site. I'm retired after 32yrs.

23 - February 26, 2009 11:10 am

Name:

Chris

Location:

USA

Comments:

I'm not usually a person that signs a guestbook but you have a great website - well done.

24 - January 11, 2009 7:15 pm

Name:

Private

Location:

Private

Comments:

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25 - January 1, 2009 12:04 pm

Name:

John P. Lock

Location:

Tulsa, Okla.

Comments:

I went to work for Southwestern Bell in 1947 cutting Phantoms & Transpositions on Toll Line #23 from Tulsa to Enid, Okla. My pay Weekly was $28+$18.75 B&L(board&lodging) If anyone can relate to me email jplock29@swbell.net.