August 1935 Telephone Directory for Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties | ||
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Posted 9 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I've got a few of these old directories and find them fascinating. This one has very basic directions for using a telephone in it. I find the international rates the most interesting of all - extremely expensive for the time!
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Very cool Ho2...what's a telephone directory and what's it used for? lol
Who had that kind of money for overseas calls in 1935? Aside from celebs, that is....
The Trans-Atlantic Cable was one that couldn't be allowed to get tied up with petty calls.
thank you brunswick, Rick55, Efes, and SpiritBear! considering that average wages were something like $15 per week, $30 for the first minute was a very expensive luxury!
I like the old telephone directories from California. I have a 1909 Los Angeles City and County directory. It states they have 52, 257 telephones.
I was your neighbor 1 hour to the south, San Jose, CA, where, in the '50's and '60's, it was then called PACIFIC BELL, remember??? $7 a month for basic service with a free dial phone, either a desk model or a wall model. You've got a GREAT old phone book ~ LOVE old stuff like this. ; )
Love it. There is a lot information in old phone books.
I think the oldest one I have is 1952, from my home town in Ohio.
I remember our number in the 60's was 38m1.
thank you ttomtucker, NevadaBlades, and AzTom! careful NevadaBlades... you are dating yourself! i moved to california in 1988, so i don't remember those. i was born in 1963 and remember our first number was 22766! [yes, i am dating myself!]
1963! Still a babe in the woods! [;>)
huh!? don't feel like it today NevadaBlades!
Yeah, I know.......At 66, sometimes these old bones feel more like 100! [;>)
583-6196 my first number. San Bruno, CA.
933.83! That what the first three minutes to Australia would cost in today's money!! WOW!!
wow Celiene! nice calculation! incredible too!