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| Keywords: ellery thompson ellerythompson telephone switchboard sunshine school sunshineschool northbrook telephone system telephonesystem kaladar northern system james vogen jamesvogen george hawley georgehawley communication telephone call telephonecall dial-up dialup blackandwhite monochrome black and white Ellery Thompson operated the Kaladar & Northern Telephone System located in Northbrook. When telephones went to dial-up in the mid-1960s this switchboard was no longer needed for the telephone service to operate. Ellery (man in centre with striped tie) donated this switchboard to the Sunshine School - a school for developmentally challenged children located between Napanee and Odessa. A member of the school board (man with glasses) was present for this photo. The switchboard was to be used as a learning tool for the children. After the switchboard was of no longer use it was to be returned to Ellery and donated to the Pioneer Museum where it now resides. Ellery purchased a smaller telephone system from James Vogen in Northbrook who was using the former general store in Northbrook (later Glady's Cup and Kettle) to house the equipment. Ellery rapidly expanded the system and offered telephone service to Flinton, Kaladar, Northbrook, Cloyne, Fernleigh, Harlowe and Ferguson's Corners (bottom of Eagle Hill). The Denbigh and Plevna telephone exchanges were purchased by Ellery later to further expand the service. During this expansion he employed many people including George Hawley as a technician. Party lines were the norm. The more people on a single line, the more hum was generated in the call. Every 20 subscribers would have a 'jackknife switch' which would enable a caller to reach further afield. For instance, someone calling from Northbrook to Matawatchewan would need to first reach Mrs. Gregg in Vennachar who relayed the call to Denbigh. The Denbigh switchboard person would relay the call to Griffith and then finally to Mrs. McLaren in Matawatchewan. Oftentimes switchboard operators had the switches by their bed so they could transfer calls after hours. When the Northbrook switchboard was located in the former Liquor Store a bed was located close-by for the operator. Part of the Ellery Thompson Collection. Note: All CDHS Flickr content is available for the public use (non-commercial) providing our Rights Statement is followed: pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/flickr_statement.php Ellery Thompson operated the Kaladar & Northern Telephone System located in Northbrook. When telephones went to dial-up in the mid-1960s this switchboard was no longer needed for the telephone service to operate. Ellery (man in centre with striped tie) donated this switchboard to the Sunshine School - a school for developmentally challenged children located between Napanee and Odessa. A member of the school board (man with glasses) was present for this photo. The switchboard was to be used as a learning tool for the children. After the switchboard was of no longer use it was to be returned to Ellery and donated to the Pioneer Museum where it now resides. Ellery purchased a smaller telephone system from James Vogen in Northbrook who was using the former general store in Northbrook (later Glady's Cup and Kettle) to house the equipment. Ellery rapidly expanded the system and offered telephone service to Flinton, Kaladar, Northbrook, Cloyne, Fernleigh, Harlowe and Ferguson's Corners (bottom of Eagle Hill). The Denbigh and Plevna telephone exchanges were purchased by Ellery later to further expand the service. During this expansion he employed many people including George Hawley as a technician. Party lines were the norm. The more people on a single line, the more hum was generated in the call. Every 20 subscribers would have a 'jackknife switch' which would enable a caller to reach further afield. For instance, someone calling from Northbrook to Matawatchewan would need to first reach Mrs. Gregg in Vennachar who relayed the call to Denbigh. The Denbigh switchboard person would relay the call to Griffith and then finally to Mrs. McLaren in Matawatchewan. Oftentimes switchboard operators had the switches by their bed so they could transfer calls after hours. When the Northbrook switchboard was located in the former Liquor Store a bed was located close-by for the operator. Part of the Ellery Thompson Collection. Note: All CDHS Flickr content is available for the public use (non-commercial) providing our Rights Statement is followed: pioneer.mazinaw.on.ca/flickr_statement.php | ||||
