Operator Toll Dialing: Dialing (1949)

★★★★★ · More than just about dialing. · ElmerCat · 2006-12-20

On it's surface, this film shows with great detail the proper technique of using a rotary dial, but there's also a lot more information about the toll network of the 1940's presented. The Boston toll switchboard's direct trunks to New York City and it's tandem trunks are shown being used. Also visible (but not used) are trunks to the nearby communities of Malden and Melrose, Massachusetts. This snapshot in time also features various routing codes of the day for calls to New York (2L+), Chicago (312+2L+), Atlanta (404+3L+), Canton (216+064+), and even a ring down to Charlston, West Virginia…