Talking It Over..." -- Advertising New York Telephone Company to Busy Housewives

  • New York, New York: New York Telephone Company, 1950
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New York, New York: New York Telephone Company, 1950. Very good to near-fine.. Another phone call by a busy homemaker. She could be asking a neighbor to send Johnny home for supper or calling the butcher for a roast or a plumber to fix the leaky faucet. For the telephone has become an indispensable aid in the important job of running a home." An illustrated leaflet promoting the New York Telephone Company (i.e. Bell) to busy housewives in the 1950s. Includes a photo of a smiling housewife on the phone, with perfectly coifed hair and neat apron. Promotes party-line telephone service, and ends with (for some unknown reason) a brief description of the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi's visit to Staten Island in the 1850s. Printed in red and blue, measures approx. 5.5" by 3.25

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