Summary
The Melbourne Telephone Exchange Directory of 1883. 64 Page listing of early Melbourne telephone numbers in alphabetical, numerical and occupational lists. Subscription rates listed on back cover of book. Includes advertisements for Edison Bell Telephones from W. H. Masters & Co., Mutual Life Company and other local firms. Contains pasted-in corrections. Printed by Mccarron, Bird and Company in Melbourne in 1883.
Physical Description
Front cover is loose. Book is stapled together. Some foxing.
Significance
This is an acquisition of great rarity. The Melbourne Telephone Exchange was the first in Australia and provided the model for the rest of the continent. Cf. "Clear Across Australia" by Ann Moyal, pages 74-77 for further details.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Science Museum (London), 09 Nov 1978
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Publisher
Melbourne Telephone Exchange Co Ltd, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1887
The exchange was owned by W. H. Masters. -
Inscriptions
Text, front cover: 1st OCTOBER, 1883/EIIEA IITEPOOENTA/MELBOURNE/TELEPHONE EXCHANCE/COMPANY LIMITED/The Telephone secures Economy of Time, Money, and Energy/THE MELBOURNE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE IS NEVER CLOSED.
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Overall Dimensions
23 cm (Length), 15 cm (Width), 0.5 cm (Height)
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Object Measurements
21 cm (Length), 13.6 cm (Width)
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Dimensions
135 mm (Length), 208 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
14 cm (Width), 21 cm (Height)
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