Jeff B.
9/13/2025
We stopped in for a short visit during Saturday hours. Our two volunteer guides were great -- experienced and knowledgeable about telephone history from manual switchboards to electro-mechanical...
The Telephone Museum
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166 Winkumpaugh Rd
Ellsworth, ME 04605
Real, working telephones and the switchboards and switching systems that powered the network are featured at this hands-on, interactive museum. You are encouraged to use wall-mounted, hand-crank magneto phones, dial phones, and manual switchboards. And you will see, hear and enjoy the electro-mechanical marvels that led the way to computers, cell phones, smart phones and other wonders of telecommunications.
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5.06 reviews
Joan K.
12/10/2024
As retired telephone people, my husband and I were thrilled to stumble onto the Telephone museum. We shared stories with David about our lives at Ma Bell. He was very knowledgeable and...
Charlie P.
8/21/2023
Memory lane for the older generations. Curator was very knowledgeable. Overall very satisfied.
Jody H.
9/10/2016
Excellent tour. Very knowledgable guides/historians in Jeff & Josh. Wonderful to have a tour of The Island Telephone Company by the gentleman who created it. We will definitely go again. You...
Teresa S.
9/13/2017
Hours are during July, August and September. Every Saturday 1-4pm or call for an appointment. We saw the sign off the road and stopped. By chance, we saw David there who was waiting for a school...
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