Seriously, you had to actually hook your finger in a little oval and circle it around at least seven times.
Maybe they still prefer dial phones in Cobble Hill, where this faded sign was spotted on a Pacific Street building that houses a beer distribution business.
Tags: Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, faded signs, old ads in Brooklyn, Pacific Street
Ephemeral New York 
May 21, 2009 at 2:48 am |
you could dial those rotary phones with flair or anger. and slam down the handset when done. now you risk breaking your phone (or finger) if you press too hard. less dramatic. i like that script phone btw.
May 21, 2009 at 2:48 am |
script font i mean. obviously i have phones on the brain.
May 21, 2009 at 3:12 am |
Rotary phones were also rather heavy. When you slammed the receiver down, you could hear the ringer faintly . . . it was very dramatic!
May 26, 2009 at 8:21 pm |
the only phone i have (and will ever have) is my rotary dial phone. it never needs recharging, replacing or upgrading and always works.
December 15, 2009 at 5:06 pm |
I like the dial type phones, with numbers and letters. But I always wondered why there was no “Q” or “Z”. Does anyone know? I see on the cell phones they have squeezed them on to 7 and 9 – and these are the only numbers with 4 letters instead of 3.