How do you do this: How to make a phone call using old rotary phone?
Remove the handset from the cradle and place the handset to your ear and listen if there is dial tone. The dial tone should be a mid-ranged, constant pitch. Each number on rotary phone has a corresponding hole that will allow you to place your finger in to begin dialing that number. Place your finger on the first number you wish to dial. Rotate the dial clockwise until your finger touches the metal stop. Remove your finger from the opening and it will allow the dial to return to its original position. repeat the same task for the rest of the numbers. After dialing all ten digits phone will call the party you dialed.