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Telephone Advertising46 of 106Los Angeles Telephone Directory 1882/1909Independent Telephone Watch Fob
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    Posted 14 years ago

    ttomtucker
    (321 items)

    The early independent telephone companies were using the Strowger Automatic Switching long before the Bell System was thinking about a dial telephone. The directories reflect how the dial had changed over the years. The last directory I like because the company is called "Our Own Telephone Company".

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    1. cocacolakid97 cocacolakid97, 14 years ago
      Very Nice!
    2. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 14 years ago
      Thank you cocacolakid97, james
    3. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you james, earthandmagneto
    4. ttomtucker ttomtucker, 13 years ago
      Thank you packrat-place

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