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This style booth sign was also used by Rochester Telephone Co. Rochester, N.Y. and American Telephone and Telegraph Co. What I've been able to find out, with talking to some other collectors is that this Company was in upper N.Y. State.
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i am amazed at your collection, ive been collecting old pay station and telephone signs from att and independent companies for only a year and i thought i had a large collection, but yours is fantastic, you have some signs ive never seen before, i am from connecticut, do you have any suggestions for me where i would be able to locate great signs like yours in my area and even within a few hundred miles, i usually get mine from ebay, but very limited selection on there, and if you ever intend on selling any of yours i would love to help you out lol, thanks
Thanks, for the complement on my collection. It takes a lot of time, work and kissing a lot of ugggggggggggggggggggggllllly frogs, before you come up with a gem. Again thanks
This is a gem of gems!