Miss Ethel Caine's Operator Phrases

These phrases came from an old 78 r.p.m. record narrated by Ms Ethel Caine (Winner of the 'Post Office Golden Voice Competition'). Ethel demonstrates the correct pronounciation some of the more common phrases used in manual telephony at the time… No date available.

• NUMPLSE.WAV (9.6Kb) "Number please"
• WHATNUM.WAV (10.6Kb) "What number please"
• NUMWANT.WAV (17.6Kb) "What number are you wanting please"
• TRYING.WAV (13.1Kb) "I'm trying to get them"
• CHANGELN.WAV (21.4Kb) "If you will repeat the number I will change the line"
• ENGAGED.WAV (15.1Kb) "I'm sorry - the number is engaged"
• TIMEUP.WAV (17.6Kb) "Your time is up - will you finish please"
• FINISHED.WAV (8.1Kb) "Have you finished"
• OOO.WAV (22.4Kb) "I'm sorry I cannot connect you - the line is out of order"
• 2PENNY.WAV (12.6Kb) "Two pennies please"
• HOLDLINE.WAV (9.1Kb) "Hold the line please"

   

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