HISTORIC TELEPHONE ADS, COMMERCIALS AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

 

How to Use the Dial Phone
A 1927 AT&T Training film for users of the new dial telephones. B&W Silent film 7:08 Minutes. Public Domain

Operator Toll Dialing 1949
Instructional film for telephone operators features various routing codes of the day for calls to New York (2L+), Chicago (312+2L+) and Atlanta (404+3L+). B&W 6:18 Minutes. Public Domain
Telephone TV Commercials: 1970
Three TV commercials; one set in St. Louis,another in New Hampshire, and a quick review of telephone history.
The Nation at Your Fingertips
A 1951 documentary on how direct long distance dialing made the U.S. a smaller place, B&W 10:19 Minutes. Public Domain