Southwestern Bell's Telephone TalkYou may recall a couple of my previous posts that included issues of Telephone Lines, a publication of Southwestern Bell. At some point the name changed to Telephone Talk, and I’ve acquired a gaggle of the four-page brochures, enough to warrant their own web pages. Telephone Talk was just a little booklet that Bell tossed in with customer’s bills, but old phone enthusiasts/historians will find they’re worth a look. These issues are primarily from 1958 and ‘59, and chock-full of interesting text and great illustrations. The simple two-color drawings remind me a little of the Chance and Community Chest cards in the board game, Monopoly.
Now I don’t want to over-state this, but I’ve worked really hard to scan these issues. It took me all day to accomplish this daunting task, making two web pages that hold over eighty scans! My mouse hand is cramping badly and the scanner is billowing smoke… so humor me will ya? Take a look at Southwestern Bell’s Telephone Talk.