In Manchester, NH in the early 1940s - The number was 3752-W
It was a party line... at least one other family on it. Different rings for the different families, but I don't remember what ours was. Frequently there was someone on it talking when you picked it up to make a call.
Sometime in the late 40's or very early 50's we got a big black heavy "dial" telephone. NAtional 2-9717. There was an assembly at school where a lady with a giant telephone spent probably an hour showing us little kids how to dial.
Now why is it that I can remember that stuff from 60 to 70 years ago, but I can't remember my own cell phone number?
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