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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
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
Rail Operations CentreA British Rail operations and track maintenance centre
Transatlantic communications: telephoning London to New YorkHow the London telephone subscriber will " get" New York: the wonders of transatlantic telephony, as explained by The Illustrated London News in 1927. Date: 1927
Advert promoting the Post Office Telephone Service. Date: 1932
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
Telephone / Bell & GrayAn imaginary conversation between Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray, using their own telephone devices
Woman on the telephone, postcard" Hello, are you there?" An early example of cold calling by telemarketers
Woman On the Phone Date: 1916
Early telephones, Verity Electrical SuppliesEarly telephones from Verity Electrical Supplies, Aston, Birmingham. 1903
Sporting CuriositiesGolfers in North Carolina wagering that they won't be put off their game when accompanied by musicians and dancing caddies
Image of a woman mid-phone conversation, taken from a lifestyle article about living alone. Date: 1954
Edison Telephones and Phonographs, Paris Exhibition of 1889Edison Telephones and Phonographs, United States Section of Universal Exhibition of Paris, 1889 Date: 1889
Advert, W Blenheim & Co, electrical engineers, Egham, SurreyAdvert for W Blenheim & Co, electrical engineers, Egham, Surrey - electric telephones and apparatus. Date: 1893
British soldiers on field telephones, WW1British soldiers on field telephones in a concrete dugout, transmitting orders for battery ranges, Western Front, First World War. 1914-1918
AR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light aircraftAR1 Aircraft-Radio Receiver installed in a light, privately-owned aircraft. It could be used to receive weather reports and navigational warnings
Fairey Firefly aeroplane in flight. Date: circa 1930s
Gipsy Moth aeroplane G-EBYH. Date: circa 1930s
Imperial Airways Armstrong-Whitworth AW15 Atalanta planeImperial Airways Armstrong-Whitworth AW15 Atalanta type airliner, G-ABPI, used by the Royal Mail. Date: circa 1930s
Tiger Moth aeroplane G-ABTB, used for researchTiger Moth aeroplane G-ABTB, used for experimental and research work by STC (Standard Telephones and Cables Limited). Date: circa 1930s
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
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
Nurse on Telephone Date: 1948
Woman Amazed by Phone Date: 1948
Telephone Technician
BELLS TELEPHONE / BOSTONBells Salem-Boston demonstration. Date: late 19th century
BELLS PHOTOPHONE / C19THBells photophone. Date: late 19th century
Control room of Short S14 Sarafand, S1589, containing the switchboard for the electricity supply, telephones and engine instruments
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
The watchroom of Southwark Fire Station, London. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade
Repeating Pattern - Old style telephones - man and woman. *PLEASE NOTE that the magnifying glass is solely to show the detail of the repeating pattern and will not feature on the final file.*
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
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
Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone, WW2Women of the Auxiliary Fire Service using a telephone
Telephone Boxes / MaltaTwo British red telephone boxes at Valletta, kitted out with internet telephones
Bell / Tainter / PhotophoneBell and Tainters photophone
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
John Ericsson (ProfileJOHN ERICSSON Swedish-American inventor whose achievements ranged from telephones to warships. Date: 1803 - 1889
John Ericsson (Adlard)JOHN ERICSSON Swedish-American inventor whose achievements ranged from telephones to warships. with his autograph, 1865 Date: 1803 - 1889
TELEPHONE TALKIEAn engineer testing the latest telephones, due to be shown at the Physical Societys Annual exhibition of scientific instruments at Imperial College, London, England. Date: early 1930s
Paris ApartmentsThis apartment house in Paris has an engine in the basement which provides power for electric light, doorbells, telephones and a lift. Date: 1885
The Kiss Call by Fred ThomsonPromotional postcard for The Kiss Call by Fred Thomson from Le Coup de Telephone, a farce, by Paul Gavault and Georges Beer; music Ivan Caryll. First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, 8th October 1919
French military transmitting messagesRelays of French military soldiers continuously day and night operating the telephone exchange somewhere in the Somme district. Date: 1916
Dial 999 display in an LFB exhibitionA Dial 999 display in a London Fire Brigade exhibition with details on either side of the services available
Woman dialling 999 in a public telephone box, LondonWoman dialling 999 in a public telephone box near the Royal Festival Hall on Londons South Bank, used for a fire service exhibition. Date: 1957
Firefighter using telephone point in streetFirefighter using a telephone point (marked Ambulance Call) in the street
Three Brownies in Baden Powell House, LondonThree Brownies on telephones in Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London, with a portrait of Lord Baden Powell behind them. Date: circa 1960s
Men in basket of observation balloon, WW1Two men with telephones and maps in the basket of an RFA observation balloon on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
Transatlantic telephone system by G. H. DavisA step-by-step diagram demonstrating the new transatlantic telephone system between Britain and the United States in 1927
Training in taking telephone messagesMen of the London Fire Brigade being trained in taking telephone messages. Date: 1930
Men working at watchroom telephone switchboardFirefighters working on the watchroom telephone switchboard at Southwark Fire Station. Date: circa 1909
LEO XIII (1810-1903). Pope (1878-1903). His Holiness the Pope sending a Jubilee phonographic message to the American people. Engraving
The telephone women (1904). Picture of Le Petit" The telephone women (1904). Picture of " Le Petit Journal". Engraving."
Advert for G. P. O telephone 1933Why not include it among your Christmas gifts ? Date: 1933
Bell Demonstrates PhoneALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL successfully demonstrates his device at Boston, sending a message to North Conway, a distance of about 230 km. Date: 1877
London Fire Brigade Headquarters telephone switchboard
London Fire Brigade telephone switchboard operatorA London Fire Brigade telephone switchboard operator
LCC-LFB Brigade headquarters station watchroomThe watchroom of Southwark Fire Station. Although this had a telephone switchboard serving the adjacent headquarters of the Brigade
LCC-MFB Firemen in switchboard & control roomWatchroom 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
NFS radio operator at Ealing HQ (34 D), WW2NFS radio operator at the radio desk, Fire Force Area 34, Ealing HQ (34 D). On the board in front of her is the listing for the London Regional Area call signs
Home Office-NFS Fire Force mobile telecom unit, WW2NFS firewoman control officer using the London Fire Brigade Portable Telephone Cabinet (Home Office)
A Russian general, shaking with fear, telephones the Czar(?) who is also being annoyed by the Czarina(?). Date 1904 or 1905
Talking on the telephone, postcard" I don t know why ou botherd to send me a postcard, a phone call would have been much quicker!" - the declining post card industry pokes fun at itself in 1915. 1915
An example of an early telephone switchboard
Girls on the telephoneFabulous illustration showing a number of teenage girls, all wearing 1950s style checked capri pants and boat neck sweaters while lounging around chatting on the phone. Date: 1950s
New York Telephone Company Exchange Date: 1896
Imperial HotelTHE IMPERIAL HOTEL - Hotel De Luxe - Orchestra daily in Winter Gardens - Telephones on All Floora - Tape Machine - Snack Bar - Turkish Baths - Running Hot and Cold Water Date: 1920s
Female Office WorkerAn office worker at her messy desk, surrounded by paperwork typewriters and telephones with wires which would make any Health and Safety departments hair stand on end! Date: 1960s
Gossip central! A telephone exchange in Columbus, Ohio, America
A computer technician with data tapeA computer technician stretches out a piece of data recording tape, from the ICT Atlas I computing system. A colleague speaks on the telephone in the background. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
Two Men at WorkTwo men working at a telephone switchboard desk in a factory. Photograph by Heinz Zinram
The Right Number by PierrotIllustration of an elegant flapper girl, dressed seemingly only in lingerie speaking on the telephone
Universal Exhibition, ParisMembers of the public testing out telephones and phonographs at the L Exposition Universelle in Paris
Man on Phone C1905A man telephones his beloved and imagines her in the room with him, answering his call
BELL, 1892Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates the Chicago-New York long distance line
Telephones Captured 1917RUSSIAN REVOLUTION - Telephone Exchange captured by Revolutionary Committee troops
Bells Photophone / C19ThBells photophon being demonstrated
Advert. Bells PhoneBaxendales specialitites: Blacks patent Bell signalling speaking tube apparatus
Using Bells TelephoneUsing Bells original telephone apparatus
