A telephone hook or switchhook is an electrical switch which indicates when the phone is hung up, often with a lever or magnetic button inside the cradle or base where a telephone handset resides.

What is the thing that hangs up the phone called?

Also called a hook switch, it is the control mechanism that answers and hangs up a call on a telephone. When you place the handset in the telephone cradle, it depresses the switch hooks button and hangs up (puts the phone on hook).

How did candlestick phones work?

The candlestick telephone is a style of telephone that was common from the late 1890s to the 1940s. Candlestick telephones featured a mouth piece (transmitter) mounted at the top of the stand, and a receiver (ear phone) that was held by the user to the ear during a call.

Why would someone need a button hook?

A buttonhook is a tool used to facilitate the closing of buttoned shoes, gloves or other clothing. It consists of a hook fixed to a handle which may be simple or decorative as part of a dresser set or chatelaine. Sometimes they were given away as promotions with product advertising on the handle.

How does a button hook work?

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Do candlestick phones still work?

The candlestick telephone was first introduced around 1892, and production on these models continued until the 1920s. They were manufactured in the United States and most often sold there as well. At that time, wall-mounted phones became more commonly-used than these types, so production of candlestick models ceased.