Telephone Operator Headset

Telephone Operator Headset (1950s – 1960s) 2022.183a, 2022.183b, 2022.184
These Bakelite headsets would have been worn by switchboard operators at a Manual Telephone Exchange. The operator would communicate with callers, who they would then transfer to the person they wished to speak to, using a series of electrical cords or switches.