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Gallery of The Building That Moved: How Did They Move an 11,000-Ton Telephone Exchange Without Suspending Its Operations? - 3

Image 3 of 5 from gallery of The Building That Moved: How Did They Move an 11,000-Ton Telephone Exchange Without Suspending Its Operations?. via Bass Photo Co Collection, Indiana Historical Society

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RelicPaper 1927 American Telephone, Bell: The Switchboard, American Telephone Print Ad

This is an original print ad from 1927. Advertiser: American Telephone Ad Size: 6.75" x 10.0" A print ad is a collectible piece of advertising. You are not purchasing diamonds, automobiles, trains, cameras or whatever is pictured within the print itself. Combined shipping on all ads from RelicPaper.

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Phone Operator

Despite the gradual introduction of subscriber trunk dialling (STD) from 1958 onwards, most long-distance phone calls throughout the 1960s were made via manual GPO telephone exchanges (as here in York). They were staffed by highly trained operators who were civil servants and subject to the terms of the Official Secrets Act. The job of GPO telephonist was prestigious, and seen as a passport to well-paid employment in public services, commerce and industry.

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Source: The Telephone Archives; a telephone c. 1920. The newly invented telephone was a revelation for Canadians. This allowed them to communicate with family much easier and quicker then letters ever did. The 20's were the era of inventions.

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Businesses | Switchboard

This image shows women working the telephone switchboard, about 1960. Often referred to as "cordboards" by telephone company personnel, early switchboards in large cities usually were mounted floor to ceiling in order to allow the operators to reach all the lines in the exchange. The operators were boys who would scoot up a ladder to connect to the higher jacks. In the 1890s this measure failed to keep up with the increasing number of lines, so a new system was devised for operators to work…

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