advertisements – The Payphone Project https://www.payphone-project.com Sat, 12 Dec 2020 23:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 Those new outdoor phone booths are so doggone handy … https://www.payphone-project.com/new-outdoor-phone-booths-doggone-handy.html https://www.payphone-project.com/new-outdoor-phone-booths-doggone-handy.html#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2016 01:46:14 +0000 http://news.payphone-project.com/?p=6055

1957: Those new outdoor phone booths are so doggone handy...

The advertisement below appeared in the August 6, 1957, edition the Panama City News-Herald. It appeared in numerous publications nationwide. Cutesy ads like this promoted the expansion of Bell telephone booths throughout the 1950s. doggone… “It’s a dog’s life, all right. Waiting while she talks. Can’t blame her much, though. Those new outdoor phone booths…]]>
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New Public Telephones. Bell Telephone System, 1960 https://www.payphone-project.com/new_public_telephones_bell_telephone_system_1960.html https://www.payphone-project.com/new_public_telephones_bell_telephone_system_1960.html#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:47:33 +0000 http://payphonenews.com/wp/2012/08/new_public_telephones_bell_telephone_system_1960.html

New Public Phones. 1960 Bell Telephone Advertisement.

This 1960 advertisement, directed at city planners, promotes three models of public telephone offered by Bell Telephone System at the time. All three styles of public telephone seen in this advertisement can still be found in use today. ]]>
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