Illinois Bell 1984
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AT&T 1994
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Ericofon 1960
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Bell Telephone System 1955
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Radio Shack 1979
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Re:#22
I love the wording of this ad! It really hits the nail on the head about how people thought about their telephones then. For many having an extension phone was a luxury! Each extra phone cost extra money every month too. And a color phone cost extra as well, also a coiled handset cord was and additional monthly fee too.
So for the “breadwinner” to approve these extra expenditures was a sign of a well off family. The “little women” didn’t have carte blanc in most homes to just order up an extension phone, she needed to get buy in from hubby. That was life in the 50’s.
The base monthly charge for having a telephone service included ONLY 1 Black desk set with a straight handset cord (which would soon become a tangled mess with regular use). When I got my first telephone in ‘70 the charge was $10 per mo. for a two party line and one black phone.
Eddie
I love the wording of this ad! It really hits the nail on the head about how people thought about their telephones then. For many having an extension phone was a luxury! Each extra phone cost extra money every month too. And a color phone cost extra as well, also a coiled handset cord was and additional monthly fee too.
So for the “breadwinner” to approve these extra expenditures was a sign of a well off family. The “little women” didn’t have carte blanc in most homes to just order up an extension phone, she needed to get buy in from hubby. That was life in the 50’s.
The base monthly charge for having a telephone service included ONLY 1 Black desk set with a straight handset cord (which would soon become a tangled mess with regular use). When I got my first telephone in ‘70 the charge was $10 per mo. for a two party line and one black phone.
Eddie
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Radio Shack 1979
I remember staring at my Radio Shack catalog and LUSTING after that damn cordless phone... lol
I remember staring at my Radio Shack catalog and LUSTING after that damn cordless phone... lol
Bell Telephone System 1964
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The Bell Phone Center 1982
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Western Electric 1961
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Panasonic 1984
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Bell Telephone System 1962
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company 1911
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Bell System 1965
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F.W. Dodge Corporation 1951
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Western Electric 1951
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Bell Telephone System 1938
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#35...aah network effects! Working on the standards side of telephony for the last 25 or so years it's interesting to see what hath Alexander Graham Bell wrought. The Bell System driving things was one way to push technology forward (the independent companies weren't laggards, certainly, but were not quite as macro thinking as AT&T).
American Telephone and Telegraph Company 1910
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Bell, The Telephone And How We Use It 1951
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