Historical Telecom Archive Auction – Antique Phone Booth & Massive 4,632-Book Telephone Directory Collection!
🔥 Historical Telecom Archive Auction – Antique Phone Booth & Massive 4,632-Book Telephone Directory Collection! 🔥
Starts Closing Sunday, Nov. 2nd at 8 PM CT
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to own two incredible pieces of American communication history.
Both items originate directly from the GTE / Verizon archive facilities — the epicenter of directory operations that chronicled the growth of modern America.
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📍 Tyler, TX – 2884 N Northeast Loop 323
⏰ Starts Closing: Sunday, Nov. 2nd at 8 PM CT
📦 Pickup or Shipping: By Appointment Only
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🤝 White-Glove Delivery Services Available in the Lower 48 States
💳 Payment Deadline: Tuesday, Nov. 4th at 2 PM
🏆 Featured Items
✅ Antique GTE / Verizon Phone Booth
Authentic original phone booth removed from the same telecommunications facility that housed the GTE / Verizon directory archive.
This classic booth served as a company floor fixture for decades — complete with period glass, framework, and internal signage.
Perfect for display in museums, offices, or vintage retail environments.
A rare industrial-era survivor symbolizing the golden age of the telephone.
✅ 4,632 Original Pre-1970 Telephone Directories (1897–1969)
The Legendary GTE / Verizon Archive Collection — representing California, Nevada, New York, Florida, the Deep South, and more.
Each volume is an original issued directory, not a reprint or scan — and every book is individually bagged for long-term preservation.
Includes a complete Excel inventory with thumbnail scans of every cover, documenting all 4,632 volumes in detail.
This collection is larger than the Library of Congress’s hard-copy holdings and believed to be the most extensive privately held pre 1970's directory archive in the United States.
From the early days of manual telephone exchanges and operator switchboards to the rise of mid-century rotary-dial communication, these directories document the evolution of how America connected, worked, and lived.
Each book captures the people, businesses, and communities that built the modern telecommunications era — a living record of 20th-century progress.
Ideal for museums, historians, researchers, universities, investors, resellers, and serious collectors of industrial or cultural history.
💥 Terms
15% Buyer’s Premium
8.25% TX Sales Tax applies to all Texas bidders.
Tax-exempt buyers may email their exemption certificate to: info@NexBid.com
⚠️ All Items Sold AS-IS, WHERE-IS – No Warranties or Guarantees
