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Phil McCarter’s collection to be preserved at new museum in Denver

March 14, 2025 – The entire collection of long time telephone collector Phil McCarter of Salem, OR (also known as SXSPhil) will be moving to the Connections Museum. Most fans of telephony know of the awesome museum in Seattle, WA with their collection of switching equipment (Panel, #1XB, #5XB, DMS-10,… Read more »

A Visit to the Ellsworth Telephone Museum – October 2024

A Visit to the Ellsworth Telephone Museum – October 2024

In October 2024, I had the opportunity to visit The Telephone Museum in Ellsworth, Maine. This museum had so much to see! It features many different kinds of telephones, manual cordboards, several Step by Step switches, several All-Relay switches – and finally an entire #3 crossbar switch and a partial… Read more »

Preserving a #5ESS Switch for Posterity

In June 2023, Telephone World was invited to participate in preserving a small #5ESS switch at a rural telephone company for posterity. This was no small feat as you can imagine! Check out the Preserving a #5ESS Switch for all the details and a TON of pictures!

The Beginning of the End of AT&T Operators Started in 1992

The Beginning of the End of AT&T Operators Started in 1992

It’s hard to imagine almost 30 years ago that the first Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems were coming online to eventually replace operators. In fact, AT&T no longer has an operators. At all! They got rid of them several years ago. This video came out in October 2021, but it… Read more »

New Section – Various Virginia Telephone Recordings

New Section – Various Virginia Telephone Recordings

Thanks to a contribution from a visitor, we have a new section – Various Virginia Telephone Recordings! Check it out!