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Police Public Call Box in the snow, LondonA Police Public Call Box, on a London street on a snowy day. The Metropolitan Police introduced police boxes throughout the London area between 1928 and 1937
Cobham Air Routes PosterPoster, Cobham Air Routes, offering flights to Guernsey in 2 hours. With a map of the south coast. 20th century
Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950A woman with her red hair swept up in a bun, poses elegantly in some diaphanous lingerie as she speaks on a red telephone. Date: 1950
Pleasure Flights Poster, Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd, Bembridge Farm Aerodrome at any time by arrangement at the farm
Policeman at a police call boxA policeman on the phone at a police public call box on a London street
Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester
Automatic Phone ExchangeAutomatic telephone exchange of the British Post Office, which at that time managed the telephone network
Tatler front cover, 9 March 1960Front cover of the Tatler featuring a photograph of a woman, eating breakfast while arranging to meet friends over the telephone. 1960
Advert for using a telephoneIt pays to telephone ! Remember - a telephone in your home saves you time, money, and worry, and minimises inconvenience, anxiety, and loneliness
Policeman and Call BoxA police officer on the beat south of Pall Mall, central London, reports back to the station using a police call box
Ericsson Table Phone - 3A table instrument by the Ericsson Company of Stockholm. There is no handle to alert the exchange, perhaps this is done with that knob : the bell is very noticeable
The Mall, Westport, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland. circa 1960s
Major fire in Wandsworth Road, Clapham SW8London firefighters and the London Salvage Corps (in the long coats) at the scene of a fire involving shops and dwellings in Wandsworth Road, Clapham, SW8, on 9 September 1959. Date: 1959
RAF Harrier Jump Jets, No. 1 Squadron, set up in 1969. The jump jet is a vertical/short takeoff and landing aircraft. Seen here are staff at work in a control tower
Pin Up on telephone by David WrightAn alluring blonde woman in a black evening dress and white fur stole talks on a red telephone while looking seductively at the viewer
November 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman posed on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s
Advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service. Date: 1932
Poster, Anglo-Swiss Telephone Service, showing a woman skating in the Alps. 20th century
Example of a woman dialling 999 for the emergency services in a red telephone booth
A long line of telephone switchboards with female operators
1934 G. P. O telephone advertisementAdvertisement for some rather eye-catching handmicrophone instrument in fine colours such as Chinese red, jade green and ivory white. The dial is chromium plated and the flex is silk-covered in grey
Blonde in Bath 1960SA blonde model sits in a trendy, but miniscule bubble bath, covering her embarrassment with a sponge whilst taking a phone call
Phone Exchange / 1903The switchboard of the National Telephone Company, United Kingdom
Woman on the telephone, postcard" Hello, are you there?" An early example of cold calling by telemarketers
Metropolitan Police operations room, LondonView of a Metropolitan Police operations room at New Scotland Yard, London, with officers and telephonists busy taking calls
Woman On the Phone Date: 1916
Rabbiting on the PhoneA clever rabbit makes a telephone call on his new- fangled phone! Date: early 1930s
David Wright woman in black negligee on red telephoneElegant woman with red hair, wearing a black negligee. She is lying on a furry white rug, speaking on her red telephone. David Wright (1912 - 1967)
Danish Lady on the LineA Danish lady in an extremely long dress uses a wall-mounted phone
Shoot for Kamella children's clothes brandClient: Stonehouse Advertising - shoot for Kamella children's clothes brand - little girl's padded dressing gown and slippers Date: circa 1967
Comic postcard, Woman on the phone - reducing diet Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, woman on mans lap Date: 20th century
Early telephones, Verity Electrical SuppliesEarly telephones from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903
Theatre Royal, Worthing, Sussex, under the management of D Fellowes-Robinson. Acting Manager, Captain Lloyd-Goring. Telephone number: Worthing 177. 1920
Birthday Card design - Glamour, Pin-Up, Woman on Telephone. Date: circa 1950
Two small boys look in the Placa des Esplanada, Es CastellTwo small boys look at a mobile phone in the Placa des Esplanada (the main square) at Es Castell, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain
A young man in jeans sits against a fashion shop windowA young man sits against a fashion shop window and makes a call on his mobile phone. The window display shows a smartly dressed chimpanze and a bearded man - both wearing in blue jackets
Lady riding side-saddle on a donkeyA pretty young lady is transported in style on a donkey, sheletered from the midday sun by a parasol. Her boyfriend is less lucky, gallantly trotting along in her wake on foot
GPO Bakelite telephone with dial Date: 1936
Louise Hampton in Late Night FinalBritish actress Louise Hampton (1881-1954) in a publicity photograph for the play Late Night Final at the Phoenix Theatre. Date: 1931
RMS Queen Mary, telephone engineer prior to launchTelephone engineer working on RMS Queen Mary prior to launch Date: 1936
RMS Queen Mary, Telephone ExchangeRMS Queen Mary, Ship to Shore and Internal Telephone Exchange Date: 1930s
Candlestick telephone, 1920s printer's block Date: 1920s
Telephone, printer's block Date: 1934
Advert, Bell Telephone System, USA - And I Can Make It Talk Date: 1938
Caroline Haslett (1895-1957), later made a Dame, was an electrical engineer and champion of women's rights. Date: 1940
Man and woman by a telephone, in a dressing room, woman in dressing gown. Captioned, Not Dressed for Calling'. With quotation
Image of a woman mid-phone conversation, taken from a lifestyle article about living alone. Date: 1954
Chili Bouchier in film scene, Warned OffChili Bouchier in scene from British and Dominion film Warned Off Date: 1929
The Pocket MarconigraphPredicting the mobile phone - man stranded at sea sends a message on his Pocket Marconigraph Date: 1914
MAN ON PHONE/DIE DAMEAn advertisement for cigarettes: Gelbe Sorte Reemtsma. Date: 1930s
Comic postcard, Two women near phone box - Button B Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Gloomy businessman - Ups and Downs Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Couple in bedroom, phone call Date: 20th century
Postcard design - Ring me up sometime! A cowboy has successfully lassooed a little mouse! Date: circa 1937
Comic postcard, Woman on the phone Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Little girl on the phone Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Drunken man with water spout Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Woman with violin on the phone Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man on the phone to the doctor Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Postcard, letter, phone and money Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Hotel guest on the phone Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Man on the telephone Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Dissatisfied hotel guest asking for the manager Date: 20th century
Christmas Card, Puppy with telephone and holly - Hold On. 20th century
Telephone operator, Mayfair Exchange, LondonTelephone operator surrounded by wires at the Mayfair Exchange, London, Ocober 1932. 1932
Advert for Telephone Development Association 1929Less than a crown a week, to rent a telephone, Paying nothing to be installed and pay nothing for calls or to receive. Date: 1929
Telephone duty at White Horse Hotel, WW1Through the long night watches, telephone duty at White Horse Hotel, First World War. Watercolour by P J Hill of the 20th City of London Battalion. 1916
The Galling, Perturbing, Offending Telephone, H. M. BatemanThe new service - as some declare they have found it. Complaints about the new telephone service recently transferred to the operation of the Post Office, as visualised by the great cartoonist, H. M
Advert for Stellite portable room to room telephone 1905British-made portable telephone for your home, easy to self-fit and without spoiling the look of your room, can be used to call the servants when you are still in bed. Date: 1905
A Lady excited by the ring of Loves Telephonecirca 1910s
Pup Upsets Table, Phone Date: 1948
Woman Amazed by Phone Date: 1948
Woman with Dog on Phone Date: 1950
Soldiers and Gun Date: 1943
Gibbs Happy Families - Mrs Pipe the Plumbers wife. Date: 20th century
POLICEMAN ON MOTORBIKEA policeman on a motorcycle takes a call on his walkie- talkie and gets ready to respond to an emergency. Date: 1960s
WOMAN ON PHONE / 1970SA woman using the telephone, hopefully to book a hair appointment. Date: 1960s
MAN ON PHONE / 1970SA man on the telephone Date: 1970s
GIRL IN PHONE BOXA young woman puts 1/- (a shilling) into a public pay phone in a telephone box. Only 6d (sixpence) or 1/- coins accepted. Dial 100 for the operator. Those were the days. Date: 1960s
1930S GIRL ON THE PHONEA handsome young woman smiles as she enjoys a telephone conversation with a friend. Date: 1930s
