Tellus Museum: New addition showcases things smartphone replaced, many you don't realize

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Tellus Museum: Replaced by the Smartphone “I grew up in this time frame where there was a transition of a lot of this stuff,” Amy Gramsey, Director of Curatorial Services at Tellus Museum, told WSB-TV’s Nelson Hicks. “I remember dialing a rotary phone, I remember the push-button phone, I remember some of the TVs that used to have vacuum tubes now versus a liquid crystal display.” (Nelson Hicks)

November 05, 2025 at 8:46 am EST

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