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Pictures of Old Telephone signs

Started by Sargeguy, September 23, 2014, 06:55:55 PM

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Western Bell

A few more. The first image attached (click to enlarge it) shows the store front IS the telephone sign. 1899 Los Angeles, Sunset Telephone Company. 50 cents a minute to call San Francisco. The only inflation calculators I found only go back to 1913. Using 1913, 50 cents a minute then would be $12.90 today.

ReneRondeau

This one's pretty bizarre.

19and41

Gee, it's Vannevar Bush and Ben Franklin!
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Fabius

Strange place for a telephone sign? And does the sign seem small?
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
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Jim Stettler

It seems to be mounted pretty low.
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Sargeguy

Greg Sargeant
Providence, RI
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ReneRondeau

Washington, DC 1939:


19and41

The other signs are interesting too.  The 69 cent box of cigars amounts to $12.69 in 2019 dollars.
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

andre_janew

Actually, I think that box of cigars would be more than $12.69.  The tobacco taxes are a lot higher than they were back then!

19and41

I'll work out the inflation, you work out the taxes.  :D
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
— Arthur C. Clarke

Fabius

Quote from: ReneRondeau on May 15, 2019, 08:16:11 PM
Washington, DC 1939:

Another strange place for a telephone sign. Low and mounted on a vent.
Tom Vaughn
La Porte, Indiana
ATCA Past President
ATCA #765
C*NET 1+ 821-9905

SUnset2

This might not qualify as old enough, but I was driving my wife home from a doctor's appointment in downtown Seattle, and I noticed that there is still a Bell System logo on the top of the 1600 7th Ave. Building.  Century Link still has some offices in the building, along with many other businesses.  I thought that US West stopped using that logo after divestiture in 1984.  I was just surprised that it is still up there after all these years.  I was driving, so I wasn't able to take a picture, so here is one from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1600_Seventh_Avenue

Key2871

This is like, can you guess where it is?
Actually fun..
KEN

.....

3rd Ave, Seattle, WA - 1934

Key2871

KEN