Phone still on the wall – and the operator had to do the dialing – I am guessing the 30s or 40s. Rotary dial phones began to turn up during the 50s – along with only needing the operator if you were placing a long distance call. In those days, offices had a PBX switchboard and an operator who had to ring each phone in the office separately, then connect the line from the incoming call to the line for which ever person the caller wanted to speak to. If the person whom the caller wanted was not in his office, the operator took down a message.
Phone still on the wall – and the operator had to do the dialing – I am guessing the 30s or 40s. Rotary dial phones began to turn up during the 50s – along with only needing the operator if you were placing a long distance call. In those days, offices had a PBX switchboard and an operator who had to ring each phone in the office separately, then connect the line from the incoming call to the line for which ever person the caller wanted to speak to. If the person whom the caller wanted was not in his office, the operator took down a message.