-PJ
Had one of these hanging on the wall in our kitchen. I was five, the house was 50 years old and the phone could very easily have been in the house since it was built. We amused ourselves listening in on the party line.
I've never used one, but know full well how it was done. Sucks, I even know what the operators would have to do in order to complete the calls.
Do you know what the telephone terms "tip" and "ring" mean?