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The Telephone ( Upd. telephone number: 1 )

The Telephone ( Upd. telephone number: 1 )

The Telephone ( Upd. telephone number: 1 )

  • The Telephone ( Upd. telephone number: 1 )
  • The Telephone ( Upd. telephone number: 1 )

No cars, but this picture is too nice not to show here. It’s the interior of a bicycle shop in The Netherlands around 1910-1915. Check all the lovely posters on the walls. The shop was called “The Telephone”. Why is not certain, but it’s assumed that the locals went there not only to have their bicycles repaired, but also to use the only telephone in the village. Probably the name stuck. The shop went out of business in the 1930’s, perhaps due to the fast development of private connections. Talking about phones, did you check PreWarCar.com recently on your smartphone. The ultralight version is offering the daily pre-war and post-war story, upcoming events and most recent adverts, again  both prewar and postwar. No endless loading. It's easy and quick as picking up the phone.

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maandag november 28th, 2011

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30 November 2011, 15:19
@ Henk: yes they sold cars, motorbikes and stationairy engines as well. No they were not the first phone connection in the village but no 1 was re-allocated.
The building still stands today.
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30 November 2011, 14:52
Really a beautiful picture. I recognise the old posters and machines. Can you provide this picture in it's original format? I would like to print it out quite large so I can print it.
Greetings from the Netherlands!

Jesper Tichelaar
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30 November 2011, 14:37
Or perhaps the first telephone connection in town..? The firm had phone number 1. In the 1920s they also were car and motorbike dealers. See
http://vpr.x-cago.com/NBC/1922/04/19220429/NBC-19220429-007/articles/NBC-19220429-7025.jpg

Regards, - Henk
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29 November 2011, 15:37
Ian your suggestion that the name was choosen because it sounded modern is believed to be quite correct. The nearest competing garage and cycle shop was not only older but was called The Telegraph.
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29 November 2011, 12:34
The Riley family, in between weaving and making motor cars, were makers of bicycles. They were not always sold under the Riely name however, and one of the them was the 'Telephone' bicycle. I'm not suggesting a connection between this shop and the Coventry based company, but you never know. I gather it was called the 'Telephone' for the simple reason that it was a modern sounding name. The badge, showing telephone wires strung on their poles maybe was meant to convey some sense of speed. Perhaps the name of the shop was chosen for similar reasons. Or maybe they just had a telephone people could use and I'm using this update for yet another sojourn into Riley history.
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