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The Telephone Store - NYC Catalog 1980ca
Includes decorator and designer sets from Teleconcepts, ATC DecoTel, Northern Telecom and others. Contributed by Jeremy Walters. Scanned and processed by Paul Fassbender. TCI Library: www.telephonecollectors.info Straight talk If you buy your phones...
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74sep BTM p10 - PhoneCenter Concept Grows
Bell Telephone Magazine, Sep. 1974. Established in 1970, there were 32 Bell System PhoneCenters in 1974 and 34 more under development. Modular wiring, pre wiring and simple do it yourself methods were important factors. (phone center) Contributed by...
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