Los Angeles Telephone Book.

LOS ANGELES.

Published by Los Angeles: Los Angeles Telephone Co. Los Angeles Exchange. JNO Lawrence, Superintendent, 13 April 1882

About this Item

The first telephone directory for Los Angeles, listing 90 subscribers with their own phones and numbers, and instructions on making calls to the central office. This is a delicate and rare piece of Californiana, tracking the expansion of critical technology through a state that would become an innovation leader. There are only two appearances in the modern auction record, the most recent over a decade ago. The telephone was invented on March 10, 1876. On April 3, 1882, the city passed an ordinance granting the Los Angeles Telephone Company the right to erect poles and lines within city limits. The first telephone office was located at the old River Rail Station, with phones being installed in Los Angeles that same year. Newark 53. Single sheet folded, printed on stiff cardstock. Binder holes punched at head and foot of spine; encased in an early plastic sleeve with metal brad at bottom hole. Chipped at head of spine, general toning, more pronounced at plastic hole punches; in very good condition.

Seller Inventory # 141446

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Los Angeles Telephone Book.
• Publisher: Los Angeles: Los Angeles Telephone Co. Los Angeles Exchange. JNO Lawrence, Superintendent, 13 April 1882
• Edition: 1st Edition