The first phone I recall was voice-dial

The first phone I recall was voice-dial. I picked up the receiver, the Operator said, "Number, Plee-ase?" I'd say, "two, four, six" and the phone would start ringing my friend Tom's house. (Hi, Tom!)

When they brought dial phones to our town, Ma Bell had films shown in school explaining dialing and the various tones. (Let it ring no more than ten times, they advised.)

So, this amused me (as Gabe might say), in an oh lord I feel old get off my lawn kind of way; but, cute.

KIDS REACT TO ROTARY PHONES
http://youtu.be/XkuirEweZvM