In the novel I'm writing, a person in Washington DC has sent an emergency telegram to an Episcopal mission deaconess in Batesville asking her to call. Batesville is approximately 30 miles from Charlottesville.
2006-10-10 06:02:33 · 3 answers · asked by daviid 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
Since telephones were still a luxury in most rural communities in 1937,they usually had a phone at a central location that everyone used and it would be very reasonable to conclude that the general store which often acted also as the post office,would be that central location. I don't think they were exactly pay phones as we know them, probably a regular phone and the user just asked the operator to calculate the charges and the storekeeper was paid. In this situation it is perfectly alright to use some literary license with the type and location of the phone because no one would be able to prove it wrong.....this is a situation that could have had many applications in that era so do whatever moves the story along best.
2006-10-10 06:18:10 · answer #1 · answered by jidwg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neat-sounding book, i'm in charlottesville. Sorry I don't have your answer, but maybe Sprint has a historical site for Bell telephones?
2006-10-10 06:09:18 · answer #2 · answered by cleverpostgrad_007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this site http://www.telephonetribute.com/payphones.html
they should have all the info you need
2006-10-10 10:55:49 · answer #3 · answered by cookiesandcorn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋