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Hush-a-Phone
A special kind of telephone that reduced noise while talking. (Read the full article)
| "The reason for this HUSH phone was to keep the noise Out of the phone call as the background rollers" (Gary 10/20/2007 12:00:31 PM ) |
| "According to the Hush-a-Phone advertisement shown on the links on the main page, the first listed reason to purchase a Hush-a-Phone was 'Safeguarding privacy: So others cannot hear confidential matters.' Removing background noise is given as the third reason." (Bill Christensen 10/20/2007 1:47:12 PM ) |
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