# Antique phone numbers.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-phone-numbers/694125 "2014-07-26T22:23:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 2, 2014, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antique-phone-numbers/694125/21 "2014-08-02T17:17:53Z")

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When we first got our ma bell phone with rotary dial it was a party line. 32 homes were on the line the first year or so. Then it was cut to 16, then 8. You had to pay extra for a private line if one was avable

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