Telephone Collection

Telephone Repairs Man
People You See. From Teddy Bear (14 November 1964)

Birds on a Wire

Jolly Dogs of Dogville. From Once Upon a Time no. 147

Headmistress of a school
People You See. Headmistress of a school. From Teddy Bear (10 October 1964)

WW2 Poster -- Careless Talk Costs Lives
but for Heavens sake don t say I told you! Careless Talk Costs Lives. Colour photolithograph poster by Cyril Kenneth Bird (Fougasse)

Hillmans Airways Essex Airport Poster
Poster, Hillmans Airways, Essex Airport, offering flights from London to Paris (no passports required), Belfast, Liverpool and the Isle of Man, with prices and flight durations. 20th century

Cobham Air Routes Poster
Poster, Cobham Air Routes, offering flights to Guernsey in 2 hours. With a map of the south coast. 1935

By Air Anywhere Poster, Croydon 3421, see London by night. Surrey Flying Services Ltd, Croydon & Plymouth. 20th century

Brochure illustration, W Barratt & Co Ltd, Northampton, showing the Footshape Works where the boots and shoes are made, with addresses of branches below, in London, Bradford, Brighton and Leicester

Three people at work in an office
Two men and a woman at work in a rather shabby looking office. Date: 1966

Man in public call box, Place de la Republique, Paris, France. Date: 1993

Letter headed paper by Muriel Dawson, giving her address and phone number, with a decorative border of children. 1920s

Men at work in an office
Two men at work in a rather shabby looking office. Date: 1966

Tank manoeuvres controlled by radio-telephony by G. H. Davis
Annotated illustration showing a company-commander broadcasting his orders to his section-commanders by wireless

Alexander Graham Bell with a telephone
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) with a telephone, and a country scene behind him with telegraph poles and wires

Advertisement for Armstrongs Linoleum Floors -- a kitchen for a busy woman. Featuring a design for a combination of kitchen and office space, including a telephone and a typewriter. circa 1950s

Poster stamp design, Statue of Liberty on the telephone

Auxiliary Fire Service man during WW2
An Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) man during WW2, standing outside a telephone kiosk which bears a sign: London Fire Service Station

Poster design for Theatrophone, showing a fashionable woman in a yellow dress listening through earpieces. The Theatrophone began in Paris in 1890

Young woman on the telephone
A young woman in a pink dress, speaking on the telephone. early 20th century

Cherubic fairies on the telephone. Date: 1898

Cat answering the telephone

Pin Up on telephone by David Wright
An alluring blonde woman in a black evening dress and white fur stole talks on a red telephone while looking seductively at the viewer

Balloon in flight, with four flags
A balloon in flight, with the flags of France, the USA, Brazil and the UK, celebrating telephone communications. circa early 20th century

David Wright woman in black evening dress and white fur
Elegant woman with blonde hair, wearing a slinky black evening dress and a white fur stole. She is speaking on her red telephone, no doubt making arrangements to go out

David Wright woman with red telephone
Elegant woman with black hair, wearing a low-cut green dress or negligee and holding the receiver of a red telephone. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

David Wright woman in black negligee on red telephone
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing a black negligee. She is lying on a furry white rug, speaking on her red telephone

David Wright woman in black underwear
Elegant woman with red hair, wearing skimpy black underwear, sitting on a table with a red telephone. David Wright (1912 - 1967), was a popular British artist specialising in glamour

Advertisement for Bell Telephone System, with a large telephone at the centre, and various people surrounding it. circa 1950s

Poster, Dick Whittington

British telephone exchange for observation balloon, WW1

Print Users Yearbook -- people in underwear
Print Users Yearbook -- people viewed in a cutaway of a house, all in underwear. A new standard of intimacy

Woman on the telephone
A woman in animated conversation on the telephone Date: 1928

James Sutton Removals
A removal van belonging to James Sutton Removals. Storage is also offered

Cover design, Telephone Numbers book
Cover design for a Telephone Numbers book, depicting a woman writing at a desk with a telephone next to her

Man and boy, Timsgarry Post Office, Isle of Lewis
A man and a boy stand at the door of the rustic Timsgarry Post Office, Uig, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland

Poster advertising the telephone

Policeman on the Phone
A young policeman makes a telephone call. Date: 1960s

Your silence is hard to bear
A bear listening to the bottom of the candlestick holder of the telephone, while the receiver is on the floor 1928

Telegraph Parrot
No one told this poor parrot on a telegraph pole that it would need to buy a telephone before it could chat to its mates. Date: early 1930s

Lines of Communication by David Wright, showing a woman on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Language Students
London telephone girls being taught French and German in a classroom. Date: early 1930s

ITs FOR YOU
A telephone is held up in front of a scientist. late 1960s

It sounds good to me by David Wright showing a woman in a revealing outfit and stockings talking on the telephone

David Wright woman in pale blue evening dress
Elegant woman with brown hair, wearing a pale blue, semi-transparent evening dress. She is sitting on a striped sofa looking rather glum, waiting for the red telephone to ring

The Sketch front cover, 1957
Three women wearing matching outfits in different colours stand chatting in phone booths, although the middle lady in blue appears to be distracted momentarily by a pointing camera. 1957

OH REALLY?
Blonde woman on the telephone. Date: 1960s

November 1951 by David Wright, showing a woman posed on the telephone. Wright produced a series of over 160 illustrations or pin-ups for The Sketch during the 1940 s

Rabbiting on the Phone
A clever rabbit makes a telephone call on his new- fangled phone! Date: early 1930s

Label design for Lux Hotel, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Label design for Lux Hotel, Praca Julio Mesquita, Avenida Sao Joao, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Promising rooms with baths and telephones. 20th century

Women standing by large car
Two women and a young girl (wrapped up well aginst the wet weather) stand next to their large soft top car at the side of a country lane Date: early 1930s

The Monarch 120 Call Connect System
A secretary or receptionist uses a new electronic post office telecommunications device/switchboard unit. A promotional photograph for the Monarch 120 Call Connect System

Doctor Checks his Diary
A nurse hands the telephone over to a doctor, who checks his appointments diary. Date: 1960s

Man at Desk on Phone
A man in a suit sits at his desk and talks on the telephone as he points to some photographs in the Ad Lib Catalogue. Date: 1960s

Hand Holds a Telephone
A hand with manicured finger nails hold up a white telephone handset. Date: 1960s

Switchboard Girls / 1930S
Girls working on a telephone switchboard, watched over by a stern-looking supervisor Date: 1930s

British Depression Queue

Blonde in Bath 1960S
A blonde model sits in a trendy, but miniscule bubble bath, covering her embarrassment with a sponge whilst taking a phone call. Date: 1960s

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