Includes the one page ad plus high resolution scans of the insert, so you can create your own "Phone Thing" to help estimate 1977 long distance charges based on mileage. Contributed and processed by Paul Fassbender.

Bill inserts announcing Massachusetts Area Code Splits to subscribers -- 1988: 617 - 508; and 1997: 617 - 781 and 508 - 978. Maps show towns.
Overlays instead of splits were used in 2001 to create new phone numbers. Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

Scanned by Valerie Flores | From the Collection of the JKL Museum of Telephony

20-Button Phone April 1975 Marketing Brochure

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by Steve Cichorsky. Processed by Remco Enthoven and Paul Fassbender.

Scanned by Valerie Flores | From the Collection of the JKL Museum of Telephony

3A Speakerphone February 1962 Marketing Brochure

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by Steve Cichorsky. Processed by Remco Enthoven and Paul Fassbender.

Telephone Services for Sale. Internal promotion for "Operation Sell," a word of mouth sales program asking Western Electric employees to help sell telephones and services.  Suitable for use anywhere within the Bell System, with a WE slant.  Interesting perspective on the Bell System catching up with demand in the post WWII period.  Shows 500 sets in early colors (yellow, gray, red and blue sets have black dials and gray cords), two-tone 500s, 500H, 532, 510, 502, 554, 354, 211, retractile cords, hands free (speakerphone), answering set, keysets, headsets, switchboards, hazardous environment sets, elevator set, outdoor set, teletypes and mobile telephones.   Contributed by Jonathan Sowers and discussed in a conversation on the Classic Rotary Phones Forum. Processed by Paul Fassbender.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by John Novack.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.

Contributed by David Goodman, Steve Flocke and John Novack.