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How lucky this came back into my view, The square dance piece that’s a recording who is that?

I want ond of these but cant get them in the UK

I envy this kids, I am 40yrs old and nver seen a switchboard in my entire life..

That is such a pretty board.

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How much was this whole setup ? The washer the wringer the basin ?

could do without the potty mouthed chick.

Its Feb 2023, I don't know how I ended up here but I'm glad I did because this was really cool. Thanks!

i cant imagine doing this for more than 30 mins

I have one love mine

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Such high quality materials used back then. That stuff was built to last. plugged and unplugged hundreds of thousands of times over the years. Insane.

When phones first came out, it was amazing to me.

Very soon we would be using these systems if the morons continue using vinyl records and cassettes.

My Mom claimed while working for NET, she could hear the conversation and not be heard, by holding the plug partially in-place. This was also an immediate written warning. Supposedly all the operators knew about this, but it didn't happen for this very reason.

I really want one of these, but they are just so expensive.

Thank-you a million times - what a wonderful idea and what a great opportunity for all to enjoy. Old Telco family like my wife and I enjoyed this immensely !

Back in the mid 1976 I knew operator codes to many cities and states across the country. I was able to dial directly to these operator switchboards like the one shown here. I got in trouble with AT&T SECURITY not realizing I was tying up their trunk lines not realizing that I was doing so. I thought that anything you were able to dial into was all right to do so but it wasn't. I was told to never call inward operators again and those calls were not supposed to be going through that I dialed.

What fun!

Imagine that's what people did for a living all day, I'm sure it wasn't constant like that for 8 hours - otherwise they might lose their minds!

They don't deliver to the UK and I can't understand how the price is justified with the wooden legs. Over a $1000?! Shame though because it looks fab!

Does anyone know any resources to learn about telephones around the very early 1900s? Specifically around 1905? I know telephone networks had been set up but I'm curious about the very early days of operators. Thanks!

Yeah shame they don't deliver to uk

the short wood legs are the bad on this machine, the wood will eventueally mold as seen in the 2nd user, machine sits too low. It's defentally over priced. better legs not wooden , steel adjustable height legs would make it a lagit complete washer. but I won't buy it because its not quite lagit for the price as is.

I think this is neat, I'm 20 years old and I wish this was still a thing.

Love the presentation with the old time music and screen descriptions. Nice job.

that looks extremely stressful. this kind of job will age people fast, and/or start a deadly cancer. No thanks

Not worth the price . Weld up your own .

Can you run shirts and pants with buttons and zippers through the ringer?

this squeezing equipment, after squeezing the clothes it still drips? I have never seen one live I have this doubt.

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Ok. I’ve been hemming and hawing over getting the washer and the wringer set from Lehman’s but at $975 bucks for the washer part alone and almost $300 for the wringer this has been deal breaker for me. Leslie sold it for me. I sent your video to my friend and she has a hidden skill I did not know about. She’s a welder! HA! So I’m gonna drive out to Arizona and were gonna build our washers. I can then afford the wringer part. I think were gonna design a foot peddle instead of that one armed hand crank. Looks totally annoying even if only washing for 5-8 minutes. I’m going to build a mud porch/laundry room with a propane or wood burning stove and will toss in some super long gloves so I can do my laundry in the winter too. THANKS for your video!

This machine has always intrigued me. I'm getting tired of the Wonderwash and 5 gallon Home Depot buckets. Though I will say...Pretty lame how this nearly 10 minute video has about 2 minutes of your actual content, padded with a 1 minute Powerpoint intro and the rest is just blatantly stealing other people's videos. There aren't many videos on this subject, don't know why you had to rip them off? The second guy's video is literally right above you in any simple search result...

I am so thrilled to see this mixing of historical telephony viewed by modern technology. My late husband would have LOVED to see this.

They want 850.00. Seems like you could by a very good top load for the price!!! Price is way too high!!!

I'm employed at a facility which once was a 1920s Hotel. We still have a switchboard which recently started to malfunction. Does anyone know a repair technician? The switchboard is the same as the one seen in this video.

I wonder how often those mouth pieces were cleaned out back in the day. I imagine all manner of foul grossness collected in there.

Been contemplating it for over a year. Just ordered one the other day.

oh how i miss them intercept messages lol.

How do you empty it? Will it work for towels and blankets?

I have had mine for four years now it cleans better than electric washer I think I love mine.They may cost a lot but in the long run it will out live you lol.I went threw 9 electric washer this has already pad for it's self.

Do you still do this? I would love to be an operator!

Very cool to watch the young generation learn and perform a skill that would begin to look old fashioned over a half a century ago. I had a great uncle that worked as a switchboard operator for Michigan Bell, straight out of high school, in 1953 or '54, because that about the time he graduated, I think. Though he has been gone for 13 years, I remember as a teenager, him telling me how much he loved that job, and at that time most of the operators were women, as many of the men were in the Korean war and just coming home when he started. Retired after 37 years.

Terrible news. She was one of my favorite people.

Thank you for putting this beautiful tribute together for Eleanor. Seeing Ruth and others who’ve left us too soon…

I will miss her!

awesome !

Bunch’s FREAKS!!!!!

Hey Chris, I have been in same journey and moved from London to Wales in UK. I would love one of these washers but I can't find a UK distributer. Anyone know of one please?

Thank you for doing this! What memories it holds for me, when I was a teen I worked in a hospital, (night shift) I would relieve the switchboard operator for her 30 min lunch. I was the11 to 7 maintenance man. (goofing off)