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New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Public Telephones Wooden Sign | Telephones509 of 547 |  |  |
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An unusual 23"x29" wooden sign containing the 1914 New Eng Tel & Tel Bell Seal. This sign is mounted on a turned wood post which stands four feet high and rests in an oak base. It was portable and used in a classy setting for fashion shows in Milton, MA The seal isstenciled on finished oak with the words "PUBLIC TELEPHONES" stenciled in gold leaf. The sign was used from 1914 through 1950.
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I have a sign exatly like the one in ur picture except its dual sided metal with porcelain painting reading New england telephone and telegraph co local and long distance telephone bell systems found buried in backyard was hoping u could help me out on some information about the sign thanks
That Bell Logo was used by the Bell System from 1908 to 1920. The wood sign is a very unusual sign to find.