New Haven's 19th century phone book heads for auction block -- Newsday.com

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New Haven's 19th century phone book heads for auction block -- Newsday.com

1878 directory for the first commercial telephone exchange, made from carriage bolts, teapot lids, and wire. "It advised callers to speak slowly and distinctly, greet the person on the other line with 'Hulloa!' and end the conversation with 'That is All.'" (Via Ace.)

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