[Vella Gonzaga]

Teledex​

Back then, we didn’t have smartphones with digital contact lists; we had the trusty Teledex. It was so simple to use; just put the little indicator on the letter, press the button on the bottom and voila, the address and phone number of the person you were looking for. I bet the younger generation would not know what we’re talking about if we mentioned Teledex. Do you remember saving addresses and telephone numbers in your Teledex? Tell us all about it in the comments below.

Credits: Facebook/Australia Remember When

 

[Suzanne rose]

Yes I do . When I was young our phone was red and index black.
Do people still have even address books

 

[Catherines]

Remember the phone AND the Teledex. Had them both before the massive and now much smaller mobiles. But I don’t have a fancy watch that shows digital time - and I can read both digital and ordinary time. Not like comments I saw recently about the present generation not knowing how to read the time on a clock!

 

[Suzanne rose]

Remember the phone AND the Teledex. Had them both before the massive and now much smaller mobiles. But I don’t have a fancy watch that shows digital time - and I can read both digital and ordinary time. Not like comments I saw recently about the present generation not knowing how to read the time on a clock!

A couple of my daughters are primary school teachers and one of the first things they teach their own children is to tell the time they old fashion way

 

[DLN]

Love the 'old fashioned' phones.
Absolutely detest mobile phones - I only purchased one a year ago out of necessity.

 

[Mina vriesekolk]

I remember we had an old black phone hanging on the wall . In those early years we had no teledex as my mother knew all the phone numbers from the top of her head and my dad would call out to her what the number was he wanted.
Before we had the phone line connected , my dad had to go to the local police station , not a fancy station as they have these days , just a house with a sign police.
We were living on a farm and needed to call the vet if there were complications with calving etc.

 

[Suzanne rose]

Love the 'old fashioned' phones.
Absolutely detest mobile phones - I only purchased one a year ago out of necessity.

I love old phones and a neighbour of mine about 30 years ago was happy to have his old phone replaced , he was going to throw it away until I said I would love it.
It still works although we only used and use it as a decoration . It now sits in our hallway on a vintage small table as seen in the picture

 

[Wandiwa]

I love old phones and a neighbour of mine about 30 years ago was happy to have his old phone replaced , he was going to throw it away until I said I would love it.
It still works although we only used and use it as a decoration . It now sits in our hallway on a vintage small table as seen in the picture

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We had the same phone, back then our phone number was only 6 digits.

 

[Susie Dainter]

I remember I had to go to my aunt house to use the phone for emergency. I also remember it was expensive to own a phone and my uncle was a high ranking government employee so they have a phone.