Toshiba Phone System

Sunset moved its office to Hall s Pharmacy at University and High

Summary: Sunset moved its office to Hall s Pharmacy at University and High Streets which provided a sound proof conversation room Palo Alto s flrst public telephone booth Shortly afterward the threat of competition brought the price down to $1 50 a month and by the end of 1897 twenty phones were installed and subscribers included two doctors and the editors of both local newspapers When the exchange moved in 1901 to offices over Smith s Cyclery on the Circle service for the 100 subscribers required three daytime operators with a Stanford student on call at night Telephone installers of the era often used bicycles to reach their customers and had a job transporting all the needed equipment Image Search Content inclusion

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