Telephone Booth - History

History

The first telephone booth was probably located near the Staple Inn in High Holborn in London, England, in May of 1903. It was operated and located by the Grand Central Railway. However, some sources claim that there was a telephone box called "Fernsprechkiosk" in Berlin in 1881.

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