A Collection of Picture Postcards Advertising the Telephone
by Verizon retiree Jim Marquette.
This book features photographs of picture postcards advertising the early telephone.
Picture postcards were first used in 1893 to advertise the Chicago World's fair.
Then the Bell Telephone Company started using them to advertise their
services and products. These cards are from the early 1900s and some show uses of the phone,
such as calling for transportation or the fire department. The book is dedicated to the many people
who spent their entire lives working in the telephone industry. Price: $15, plus shipping.