Phone Collection (page 3)

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, NY
Overhead 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

Find the Fault card No. 21 -- office desk. circa 1930s

CS Winifred Barker and Superintendent Shirley Becke
Winifred 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 station
Woman police officer (Maggie Coombs) on the telephone in a police station. Date: circa late 1970s

Woman police officer standing by mounted policeman, London
Woman police officer standing by a mounted policeman just off Hammersmith Bridge, West London. Date: circa 1950s

Fishing boats in Brixham Harbour, Devon. Date: 1956

Horse waiting by public phone box, Sale, Manchester
A horse apparently waiting to use a public phone box in Sale, Greater Manchester. Date: circa 1979

Watchroom at Fire Brigade HQ, Southwark
Watchroom 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, London
Three 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 Lover
Tallulah 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 1934
Bear 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, WW2
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone

London Fire Brigade street fire alarm and telephone point
In 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 Interior
The interior of a telephone kiosk or telephone box, showing the pay phone itself and the telephone directories beside it. Date: 1979

Fire Brigade telephone
An emergency telephone for contacting the fire brigade, housed in a glass case. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Man on Phone 1950S
A man uses the telephone

Decorative postcard envelope, Glastonbury, Somerset
Decorative postcard envelope, Abbey Souvenir Depot, Glastonbury, Somerset. Date: circa 1900s

Victorian Scrap - Army Field Phone. late 19th century

Tabby kitten with telephone and directory
Unusual Friends - tabby kitten with telephone and directory. 1950s

Kitten with telephone directory
Unusual Friends - kitten with telephone directory. 1950s

Susi - on the phone. 1950s

Susi - with kitten and telephone. 1950s

Lion cub with telephone
Unusual Friends - lion cub with telephone. 1950s

Accident in fog and black ice, Marks Tey, Colchester, Essex
Accident 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 Rhine
Soldier 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 telephones
Advertisement 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 conversation
New York, USA - Somebody on the wire - A couple share a romantic Telephone conversation - The Line is engaged ! Date: 1907

Poster, Man with telephone and aeroplanes
Poster, Man on the telephone, apparently booking to fly on an aeroplane, published in Rotterdam, Netherlands. 20th century

Poster, The Speaking Clock
Poster, 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

A pair of old phone boxes in Eccles Date: circa 1977

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 Gazette
People 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, Malta
Telephone 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

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