Technology Timeline: The Tetephone

  • The Original Phone

    The Original Phone
    The original phone was a phone that u had to pick up and start talking in. You didn't have to dial numbers or anything
  • Candlestick

    Candlestick
    the recevier was placed by your ear and the mouthpiece formed the candlestick
  • Rotary

    Rotary
    if you wanted to call someone you had to rotate the dial to it got to the number you wanted and then you would release
  • answering machine

    answering machine
    allowed people to leave a message if no one answered the phone
  • push-button

    push-button
    touch-tone which allowed people to use a keypad and they could make long distance calls
  • Portable Phones

    Portable Phones
    you were allowed to walk anywhere and you could still be talking on the phone