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Cat telephone cosy from Selfridges, 1919Ideas for Christmas gifts from Selfridges. This quaint conceit is a telephone cosy in the shape of a cat. Everyone needs one of these in their life. Date: 1919
London Telephone Box in Snow
The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade
Overhead Phone Wires, NYOverhead telephone wires at the junction of Broadway and John Street, New York
Boy with telephone on a heart-shaped Valentine card. Date: circa 1900s
Soho, London - Keith Prowse ticket agency, offering tickets for Neil Young, Elton John, David Cassidy, Sweet, Roxy Music, and many more. 1973
CS Winifred Barker and Superintendent Shirley BeckeWinifred Theodora Barker (c1909-1995), third commander of the Met Police A4 (Women s) Branch, rising to the rank of Chief Superintendent in 1960
Woman police officer on the phone in a police stationWoman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s
Woman police officer standing by mounted policeman, LondonWoman police officer standing by a mounted policeman just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London. Date: circa 1950s
Fishing boats in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Date: 1956
Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, SouthwarkWatchroom at Metropolitan Fire Brigade headquarters in Southwark Bridge Road, with men manning the switchboard and monitoring the fire alarm control board where calls for assistance were received
Cubs in the gift shop at Baden Powell House, LondonThree cubs in the gift shop of Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, chatting to two assistants. The building was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1961. Date: circa 1960s
Tallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard in Her Cardboard LoverTallulah Bankhead and Leslie Howard appearing in in Her Cardboard Lover at the Lyric Theatre, London in 1928. Date: 1928
Advert for Stockings by Bear Brand 1934Bear Brand crepe luxury stockings. " Hallo... long distance? oh, lo darling.. sweet of you to ring me.. you ll be be back for christmas... marvellous... what do I want?
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone, WW2Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone
London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone pointIn 1904 the Metropolitan Fire Brigade changed its name to the London Fire Brigade. Less than one year later it was possible for crews to call in to Southwark Headquarters from a remote point
Telephone Box InteriorThe interior of a telephone kiosk or telephone box, showing the pay phone itself and the telephone directories beside it. Date: 1979
Fire Brigade telephoneAn emergency telephone for contacting the fire brigade, housed in a glass case. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Man on Phone 1950SA man uses the telephone
Decorative postcard envelope, Glastonbury, SomersetDecorative postcard envelope, Abbey Souvenir Depot, Glastonbury, Somerset. Date: circa 1900s
Victorian Scrap - Army Field Phone. late 19th century
Tabby kitten with telephone and directoryUnusual Friends - tabby kitten with telephone and directory. 1950s
Kitten with telephone directoryUnusual Friends - kitten with telephone directory. 1950s
Susi - on the phone. 1950s
Susi - with kitten and telephone. 1950s
Lion cub with telephoneUnusual Friends - lion cub with telephone. 1950s
Accident in fog and black ice, Marks Tey, Colchester, EssexAccident in fog and black ice, near Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex, 31 December 1959, in which an Austin van was a write-off but the driver received only minor injuries. Date: 1959
Susi - with cat and telephone. 1950s
Soldier in an office, British Army of the RhineSoldier in an office with charts and maps on the wall behind him, British Army of the Rhine, near Braunschweig (Brunswick), Lower Saxony, in postwar Germany. Date: circa 1946
Old style telephone. 1903
Telephone on a wall. 1889
The Right Way to Speak to Maids - TMC house telephonesAdvertisement for TMC House Telephones, particularly useful when your house is so vast you need to dole out instructions to the servants from another wing. Date: 1923
I ve only got to put my hat on! by Bevan Petman. circa 1920s
Somebody on the wire - A Romantic Telephone conversationNew York, USA - Somebody on the wire - A couple share a romantic Telephone conversation - The Line is engaged ! Date: 1907
Poster, Man with telephone and aeroplanesPoster, Man on the telephone, apparently booking to fly on an aeroplane, published in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 20th century
Poster, The Speaking ClockPoster, The Correct Time by the Speaking Clock. 20th century
Poster, Come on the Telephone, designed by E McKnight Kauffer. 1934
Poster, The Way to the Complete Home, advertising the need for a telephone. (2 of 2) 20th century
Poster, Use the Transatlantic Telephone, Europe Welcomes You, designed by Eric C Owen. 1937
Poster, The Telephone in Business, showing a female telephone operator and a map of England. 20th century
Scene at Gatwick Airport, Sussex, January 1970, with passengers and staff at the General Enquiries desk. Date: 1970
People at work, The London GazettePeople at work in the offices of The London Gazette, near Fleet Street, London. The publication has been described by some as the worlds most boring newspaper
Underwater house telephone equipment, MaltaTelephone equipment connected with an underwater, inflatable house, being used on a beach in Malta. The house was anchored to the seabed, some 50 feet deep, in Paradise Bay, off the coast of Malta
Find the Fault card No. 5 -- telephone kiosk. circa 1930s
Man photographing a painting
Automatic central battery telephone. Model 27. Siemens. 1927. Milan. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo Da Vinci. Milan. Italy
Telephone service in Madrid. Central office. Colored engraving, 1886
Experiments on the phone from Dr. Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), to transmit the human voice over long distances. Boston, 1877. United States. 19th-century colored engraving