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[Cakers3]

I vaguely remember the party line.  I do remember our first phone was also a black wall phone.

I also remember the old "rabbit ears" antenna for the TV.

Also aluminum foil on the antenna but I'm not sure if we did that or I saw it at another person's house.

[patbz]

JUniper 5 4335.  I lived in Silver Spring and I remember it from about 1948 (may have been older as they bought our home in 1938).

[Katcat1]

I can remember Bishop 7 and that is all.  My mother put a lock on our phone because the bill was too high so I had to get permission to use it.

I remember Ipana toothpaste Brusha, Brusha, Brusha and Dippity Do, Prell shampoo and Breck Shampoo.  Lerner clothes store and Goldblatts.

However, I really miss Marshall Field & Co. on State St. in Chicago.  The best.  Seven restaurants. The 28 Shop was designers clothes for women.

[mspatmac]

Ahhh yes I remember it well.  My phone # was NU 2  For Nutley New Jersey. 

[Cakers3]

@Katcat1   I also remember Lerner Shops. 

[KBEANS]

@Cakers3 

THANKS FOR THIS !

NYC EXCHANGES

YUKON  YU2  translated 982 and  no area code needed throughout the 5 Boroughs. And every borough was 212 !

Some others were

LEXINGTON

CANAL 
GRAMERCY 

CHELSEA
BEEKMAN

[nana59]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

Spool knitters-I remember mine came as a little kit something like this one:

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i still have mine....

[nana59]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

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my nana had this phone...when i visited on a saturday....i could hear her call her 'bookie!'  she loved betting on horse races.....i'd always know if she won any money...she would give me a five dollar bill!!

[deepwaterdotter]

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@Katcat1 wrote:

I can remember Bishop 7 and that is all.  My mother put a lock on our phone because the bill was too high so I had to get permission to use it.

I remember Ipana toothpaste Brusha, Brusha, Brusha and Dippity Do, Prell shampoo and Breck Shampoo.  Lerner clothes store and Goldblatts.

However, I really miss Marshall Field & Co. on State St. in Chicago.  The best.  Seven restaurants. The 28 Shop was designers clothes for women.

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Wow, "Goldblatt's", that's a blast from the past.

[Cakers3]

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