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Started by FABphones, November 27, 2020, 10:32:12 PM

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FABphones

November 27, 2020, 10:32:12 PM
From time to time I come across good photos of our hobby subject back when they were in everyday use.

Models shown here in a store in Texas (1943), and an insurance office in LA (1949).

A collector of  'Monochrome Phones with Sepia Tones'   ...and a Duck!
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Jack Ryan

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November 28, 2020, 12:44:29 AM
Quote from: FABphones on November 27, 2020, 10:32:12 PM
Models shown here in a store in Texas (1943), and an insurance office in LA (1949).

Yes, the material shortages of the time are evident in the tie.

Jack

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December 21, 2020, 02:12:06 PM
Jean Patchett Escaping the Heat on the Fire Escape of Eileen Ford's Agency, New York City, July 1948

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