The document summarizes the history of telephones from the 19th century to the 20th century. It describes early manual telephones that required users to crank a handle to connect calls through a switchboard operator. It then discusses the transition to automatic exchanges and the introduction of disc-style phones. Several iconic telephone designs are highlighted, including the "Grillo" phone from Italy and the Ericofon from Sweden. The document concludes by noting that phone designs were often shared globally between telephone companies in the mid-20th century.
2. Telephones History
The first telephones
has been
connected for one
central manual, by
one switchboard
operator...
3. ...Continuation
The user had that
one crank to beget
the ''current of
touch'' and call the
telephonist that
answered.
4. Disc Telephones
With de Apperance
of central
automatic,the
telefones passed
the being
proceeding the
“disk”.
5. The famous phone “GRILLO”
Designed By
Richard Saaper
and Marco Zanuso
for SIT-Siemens
Italy.It is admittedly
a modern classic.
6. The Ericofon
The Ericofon,is a
milestone in the
design of phones.
Produced in
Sweden,in the late 50s
early 60s,had its
producion stopped
and returned to be
produced with full
force in the 70s year.
7. NTT 600
This is an NTT 600.
Closely resembles other
models of Western
Electric, Stromberg
Carlson Electric or
Automatic. Which leads
us to believe that in the
years 50, 60 and 70, the
telephone industry
worldwide, "prayed" on
same page.