




Vintage Phone Video Collection
This collection contains 14 movies and is 2 hour and 20 minutes of video.
| Title | Description |
Duration |
| Communication 1927 |
An Educational film demonstrating Communication forms and technologies grounded upon a basic science course. |
13:04 |
| How to Use the Dial Phone 1927 |
Introducing the new model telephones, and the use of the dialing mechanism. |
7:07 |
Far Speaking 1935 |
Story of the Developement of the telephone, up to 1935 from 1877 |
10:31 |
| Telephone and Telegraph 1946 |
Vocational film exploring the available jobs, and the needed skills in the telecommunication field. Compares telegraph and telephone work in the era of analog communication. |
10:32 |
| Just Imagine 1947 |
Manufacture of a telephone by "Tommy Telephone". From the 433 inclucded parts the cartoon "Tommy" builds the phone. Entertaining and informative film |
10:27 |
| Speeding Speech ca. 1950s |
Desiring the faster connecting of long distance calls, the telephone companies develope automation that replaces the need for operator assisstance |
10:06 |
| The Nation at Your Fingertips 1951 |
This film demonstrates the "shrinking" of the United States via the inception of direct dialed long distance calls. Explains how without the help of an operator a person can initiate an imediate contact. |
10:19 |
| We Learn About the Telephone |
Partially animated film with host "Mr. Man" examining the need for communication through time, and the means created to do so. In depth examinations of the Moderrn (Mid - Sixties) world and our love of telephones. |
22:32
|
| Century 21 Calling 1964 |
First showing to the public of the calling features of the future, including: call waiting, call forwarding, and conference calling. Based in the Bell System pavilion of the 1964 Seattle World's Fair, the film also shows off a large pager. |
13:56 |
| World At Your Call |
This film examines how the World is getting to be a smaller place thanks to the invention of the telephone. |
9:24 |
| Television Commercials: Telephone 1970 |
A few commercials from television, one a short review of the history of the phone, one on Mount Washington, in New Hampshire, and the last located in St. Louis, Missouri |
4:00 |
| Operator training film for toll dialing Cord Signals 1949 |
Training film for switchboard operators, on patch cord call procedures, as well as signal recognition. |
3:20 |
| Operator Toll Dialing: Dialing 1949 |
Training film for switchboard operators, on the proper dialing techniques and procedures. |
6:18 |
| Operator Toll Dialing: Teamwork 1949 |
Training film for switchboard operators, expressing the need and benefits of teamwork, with many examples. |
3:22 |