I actually heard of a kid a few years ago saying the phone didn't work when he stuck his finger in the dial hole and no tone was produced! Thanks for posting this great clip.
In the 60s my friend and I used to dial 0 many times a day just to get the correct time! The operator never got annoyed with us lol. Everyone's clocks were so different give and take a few minutes so it was good to reset the clocks we didnt want to be late for sesame street or Timmy and Lassie! We were 8-10 years old 😎
Although I'm not old enough to remember going from operator service to dial service, I am old enough to remember going from dial to push button service. It makes me feel old.
@truthslap It's great living in the future, isn't it? Being able to see obscure films like this with just a mouse click is amazing, when you think about it.
I remember as a kid using manual dial phones. It is hard to imagine life without a phone these days. What would people from 1927 think of the cell phone of today? Well i guess we could just ask a 91 year old, who would have been ten back in 1927.
It shouldn't matter what kind of brand of a phone you have as long as it functions some people don't even know how to use a phone whether that's an iphone a verizon or any other kind of a phone
+usergroupX I assume you're joking. This film was shot in 1927, according to the credit. Many decades before anyone was able to technologically "download" anything from anywhere. LOL! This movie short would have been shown in theatre before the feature or during the intermission.
@inkey2 I remember this very well from when I was a kid too, and I'm just a year younger than you. Our "phone number" was LYnwood1-1326 (591-1326). I kinda miss the old dial phones and the bell ringers.
@Dave Shaffer Oh yes, the horrendous party line. When we moved, we were on a 4 line for almost 9 months. At times, we'd unscrew the mouthpiece and take out the "microphone" ( I guess that's what you call it) and listen to other people's conversations. Some of them had us rolling on the floor with laughter.
For people who are old enough, this step-by-step tutorial will seem pretty silly - why would you have to be told how to do this? But of course rotary phones are completely mysterious to a great many people today.
hey, remember when phone numbers had "exchange" names...like Bigello (244), Decater (332), Lasalle (527) ....for example if your phone number was 244-5555 you would say....hey, call me at Bigello--0145. The 244 corresponded to the first 3 letters of the exchange name. Maybe I am so old that nobody remembers this....hell I'm only 55
classic phone pranks kids would play way back when....call a tobacco store and ask: "do you have Prince Albert in a can?" when they say yes....you say: :Well let him OUT". Call a butcher and ask....do you have pigs feet? when they say yes...you say: "well put some shoes on they look ugly"....look up the last name "Lords" in the phone book and call them....ask them if this is the Lords residence....when they say yes, you say: " let us pray" and start praying aloud.....oops ran out of space
That information service at 5:10 would sure give you sore arms after a while. They need to invent something to make things easier for the ladies... hmmm... let's see... an online database system. Yeah!
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I like these super retro old movies just to see how it was back then! Thanks for sharing these gems!!
It's not retro, but I agree, it's cool to see these!
I actually heard of a kid a few years ago saying the phone didn't work when he stuck his finger in the dial hole and no tone was produced!
Thanks for posting this great clip.
Makes me wonder how many kids today have seen a dial telephone or would know how to use one!
Great post - I love this kind of old stuff
No, this was about local dialing. Direct dial refers to long distance calls. That wasn't available until the 50's or 60's, depending on location.
Amazing artifact. Thanks for posting.
I didn't think I'd be able to watch the whole clip, but I couldn't stop..! That was pretty neat..!
In the 60s my friend and I used to dial 0 many times a day just to get the correct time! The operator never got annoyed with us lol. Everyone's clocks were so different give and take a few minutes so it was good to reset the clocks we didnt want to be late for sesame street or Timmy and Lassie! We were 8-10 years old 😎
Is cool to see people from that age in action
Awesome! the counties that it lists in the beginning has the county that I live in.
In the min 50s in Blanchester Ohio ( outside Cincinnati) we had a crank on our desk phone, no dial
Although I'm not old enough to remember going from operator service to dial service, I am old enough to remember going from dial to push button service. It makes me feel old.
This is fabulous.
I enjoyed the film. Imagine a filled movie house watching this while waiting for a newsreel, or the regular movie.
I can't wait for the sequel!!
This is the equivalent of any tutorial nowadays on how to use your satellite TV or a piece of software.
Actually it was the first 2 letters of the exchange name, then the offfice digit plus line number; like this BI4-0145.
So that's when direct dial started! I wonder who did the animation.
1:20 That is some "Y" they put there.
@truthslap It's great living in the future, isn't it? Being able to see obscure films like this with just a mouse click is amazing, when you think about it.
I remember as a kid using manual dial phones.
It is hard to imagine life without a phone these days. What would people from 1927 think
of the cell phone of today? Well i guess we could just ask a 91 year old, who would have been ten back in 1927.
I wonder if this film applies to my iPhone.
It shouldn't matter what kind of brand of a phone you have as long as it functions some people don't even know how to use a phone whether that's an iphone a verizon or any other kind of a phone
If you need instructions on how to operate a telephone, check out the inclosed instruction book.
This video was a free download available to anyone who purchased a Bell Phone.
+usergroupX I assume you're joking. This film was shot in 1927, according to the credit. Many decades before anyone was able to technologically "download" anything from anywhere. LOL! This movie short would have been shown in theatre before the feature or during the intermission.
NO rotary dial here...push buttons. One of the reasons I'll NEVER give up my land line.
This looks like the converter box instructions for the analog to digital transition, lol
video abbastanza vecchio ma bello ancora oggi
They were around back in the 70's when there was a short-term need, but that didn't last long.
Well, the rotary dial did seem more fun than an actual keypad, but the keypad works a lot better. I wonder if they'll ever invent phones with both...
@inkey2 I remember this very well from when I was a kid too, and I'm just a year younger than you. Our "phone number" was LYnwood1-1326 (591-1326).
I kinda miss the old dial phones and the bell ringers.
@Dave Shaffer Oh yes, the horrendous party line. When we moved, we were on a 4 line for almost 9 months. At times, we'd unscrew the mouthpiece and take out the "microphone" ( I guess that's what you call it) and listen to other people's conversations. Some of them had us rolling on the floor with laughter.
"Is Mr Wall there?"
"no"
"Is Mrs Wall there then?"
"no"
"Are any of the Walls there?"
"No"
"Well get out quick because the roof's coming down"
to happysomeday09 that is what phones looked like yes have you never seen any old films or actually had an education
Wow, imagine that! Instructing people in English (and by example) on how to do something -- in the USA!
6:03 Dont start dialing before you pick up the phone. Words to remember! LOL
And don't dial the dash indicated in written phone numbers!
best thing you could ever do with a telephone line was rip the telephone off, and wire up a modem to it. and even that suxored.
This was pretty captivative for some strange reason. By the way if you were illiterate in 1927 you were screwed!
bel videoooooo
The dial tone is a humming sound that takes nine seconds before you hear it.
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The busy signal is a "buzz -- buzz" OH NO, BEES!
For people who are old enough, this step-by-step tutorial will seem pretty silly - why would you have to be told how to do this? But of course rotary phones are completely mysterious to a great many people today.
hey, remember when phone numbers had "exchange" names...like Bigello (244), Decater (332), Lasalle (527) ....for example if your phone number was 244-5555 you would say....hey, call me at Bigello--0145. The 244 corresponded to the first 3 letters of the exchange name. Maybe I am so old that nobody remembers this....hell I'm only 55
classic phone pranks kids would play way back when....call a tobacco store and ask: "do you have Prince Albert in a can?" when they say yes....you say: :Well let him OUT". Call a butcher and ask....do you have pigs feet? when they say yes...you say: "well put some shoes on they look ugly"....look up the last name "Lords" in the phone book and call them....ask them if this is the Lords residence....when they say yes, you say: " let us pray" and start praying aloud.....oops ran out of space
The cartoon character was very unflattering
That information service at 5:10 would sure give you sore arms after a while. They need to invent something to make things easier for the ladies... hmmm... let's see... an online database system. Yeah!
So a 15 year old girl yacking to her friends in 1927 would be 100 now.
You mean you have to use your hands? That' like a baby's toy!
typical 8 yr old
And that's awesome?
MMMMM MMMMMM at 2:10
This 2 parter is something to have a good laugh over.
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