Phones used to be considered so ugly that there were devices to hide them in “artistic” enclosures. Or, THIS IS YOUR IPHONE CASE’S GRANDPA.pic.twitter.com/UQDZ2H3Zj5
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Phones used to be considered so ugly that there were devices to hide them in “artistic” enclosures. Or, THIS IS YOUR IPHONE CASE’S GRANDPA.pic.twitter.com/UQDZ2H3Zj5
…although from the perspective of today, the aesthetics of the early phone industry are not awful at all.pic.twitter.com/c4jgszfAME
Although phones are so old, even the vintage rotary phone had a predecessor – an *older* rotary phone!pic.twitter.com/6U5uEOTpAN
One thing phones couldn’t help you with back then… “Hey Siri, how many ounces in 3 pounds?”pic.twitter.com/I16GjsQuyS
This is a (replica of) the first cash register which looks like a clock because THAT’S HOW PROGRESS WORKS. Probably my favourite thing.pic.twitter.com/xszO0CTgmk
Registers were hella ornate early on, to showcase how fancy your department store was.pic.twitter.com/AyxFesxqna
Some cash registers were extraordinary. Check out this rotary one; I’d probably go and buy crap at this store just to see it being operated.pic.twitter.com/pyYUBXQhho
This one looks surprisingly modern, and with the most gorgeous lettering. “Shut up and take my money, but let me watch.” Wait, that was weirpic.twitter.com/QUj78PlmZs
By the way, early registers were just basically… weighing gold. I guess you have to start somewhere.pic.twitter.com/mei5BJrmQh
(I hope you’re not tired of this, because we’ll be here for a while.)
Here are some early clocks to make sure your employees punch in and out.pic.twitter.com/h6ao6CnP9d
Early phones and clocks conspired to form this automated system to wake up guests at a hotel. (I wish I understood how it worked.)pic.twitter.com/a9BJ6JFhC5
Moving on to a Chinese abacus – but one that only works in zero gravity.pic.twitter.com/D8SNO96RtG
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