We had an AT&T rotary-dial wall phone in the kitchen that looked like an old-time set. Our kids were born in ‘86, ‘88, and ‘91 and we decided to keep the old phone going just so the kids could experience it. It was great fun to watch their friends come over and not have a clue how to use it. They were genuinely perplexed and stumped. We finally pulled the phone out about four years ago, but have it stashed in the attic. The kids complained about us retiring it — “Oh no, we LOVED that phone.” Of course, none of them used it anymore with their mobile phones at hand all the time. Great fun.
put up a payphone
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My two young granddaughters were visiting one day, and my husband had bought an old rotary at a yard sale. He asked them to call a phone number he had given them. They looked at the phone for a minute and then my younger granddaughter stuck her fingers in the finger holes and started pushing the numbers as if there were push buttons attached. We got a big kick out of that.