There are many once-common aspects of the telephone that are now gone.
How many phones people had, etiquette for using one, how phones worked, the existence of telephone company operators, and phone service features.
Growing up in Ashdown, Arkansas, those I knew who had a phone usually just had one. People of means had an extension. Usually in the master bedroom.
Many families didn’t have a phone at all. A telephone was relatively expensive and monopolized by Ma Bell, who charged what she ...
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