Oklahoma Museum of Telephone History — Attraction in Oklahoma City

I love museums, and this one brings back very pleasant memories of my childhood. We had one of those old-time crank phones where you turn the crank, and it rang and operators office downtown, who you then told whom you wanted to contact, and she would manually insert the cables into the slots. When we got our first dial phone, I didn't know how to use it properly? I wish I had a place like this back then to go to, you could have saved me a...

It's only open a couple days a week but if you'd like to visit another day and bring a group feel free to call. Warren was great at answering any questions I had and explaining the history of telephone operation and installation throughout Oklahoma. There are a few functional pieces and a telegraph to play with. I would recommend this place to the young and old alike. Stop in some time on a Monday or Wednesday and witness the history of...

I stopped in this museum on whim during my lunch break. I loved it! It had some neat items, but by far, the best part was the curator - George. He worked for Bell for about 30 years (starting in 1955) and his father started in 1915 (at age 15) and worked at the company for 50 years! He was a wealth of information and I greatly enjoyed what he had to share. George was the true treason of this museum. ...