Telephone Directories For Sale:
All in very good condition. Several of these have very interesting dialing instructions and artwork.
See photos at TCI photo pages under “For Sale or Trade”
http://www.telephonecollectors.org/pictures/
Sedalia, MO, December 1932, Southwestern Bell: 6” x 9” x 1/8”, 29 pages instructions and
subscribers, 20 Yellow pages.
Number formats: 1,2,or 3 digits; sometimes followed by party-line letter, -J, -M, -R, -W.
also some 2 digits with party-line code, -F-x or –F-xx, as in 34-F-2 or 34-F-13 for example.
-- $25 shipping included.
Des Moines, IA, May 1934, and Valley Junction, Northwestern Bell: 9” x 11 1/4” x 1/4”, 112 pages
instructions and Des Moines subscribers, 4 Blue pages, 68 Yellow pages, 3 pages Valley Junction
subscribers.
Number formats: 5 digit, x-xxxx, sometimes 6 digit x-xxxxx, 6 digits are always 4-56xxx.
Valley Junction 1, 2, or 3 digits, sometimes followed by party-line letter -J, -M, -R, -W.
-- $30 shipping included.
San Diego (and County), CA, July 1946 directory, Southern California Telephone Company: 9” x
11” x 1”
Number formats: one Letter plus 4 digits, as in Jackson-1346, some exchanges dial operator and give
1, 2, or 3 digits, sometimes followed by party-line letter –J, -M, -R, -W, sometimes party-line letter
and a number, as in 562-M-3.
-- $30 shipping included.
Greater Oklahoma City, OK, June 1946 directory, including Bethany, Britton, Southwestern Bell: 9”
x 11” x 1/2”
Number formats: 5 digit, x-xxxx, sometimes 6 digit x-xxxxx, sometimes dial operator, or dial
operator toll, symbol (circle with D or T inside), then community name and 3 or 4 digits,
as in D Bethany-562 or T Britton-6948.
-- $30 shipping included.
Columbia, TN, February 1959 directory, Southern Bell: including Culleoka, Hampshire, Mt.
Pleasant, Santa Fe, Southport, Spring Hill, Williamsport, 6” x 9” x 1/4”, 82 pages instructions and
subscribers, 92 Yellow pages.
Number format: all are EVergreen 8-xxxx
-- $5 shipping included.
Stephen Scurletis
s.scurletis@att.net
314-457-9342