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In the 1940s, many homes had telephones. Usually only one. And some families shared their phone line with their neighbors: hence, party lines.
To make a call, one picked up the receiver -- with an ear peace and a mouth piece, attached by a protected wire to the desk set, which was wired into the AT&T land line network. The caller listened for a dial tone. Upon hearing the tone, the caller placed a finger in the holed wheel on the desk set over the number desired, and dialed the wheel around to the finger stop, and then released the wheel. One heard the clicking sound as the wheel returned, counting the number dialed: dialing a five meant five clicks.
Phone numbers were listed by exchanges, so for example, in New York City, an exchange might be MUrray Hill followed by a number, then a dash, and then four more numbers. To call this number one placed a finger in the "M" and the "U" 'numbers', and then dialed the remaining five numbers. (This lettering scheme is familiar today in cell-phone pads.)
To call long distance, a caller would dial "0", and an operator would complete the long distance call.
When the call was finished, the caller would hang up the receiver in the desk set, thus freeing the line for another call.
Also note: some desk sets were mounted on the wall in a different configuration, depending on where the family wanted the telephone service located.
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