Why Did Old-School Phones Have Cranks On The Side?

Before buttons or dials, making a simple phone call required a little muscle. Discover the surprising reason early phones ...
Kennebec Journal

Western Maine town the last to use hand-crank phones in the U.S.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WOODSTOCK — It was October of 1983 when the last hand-crank telephone ...