When was the first yellow pages

People resisted the idea of actually dialing a number themselves well into the twentieth century, preferring to speak to the switchboard operator and have that person direct their call. Kat Eschner is a freelance science and culture journalist based in Toronto. The first "phone book" really a one-page sheet came long before phones like this, but it was an important step towards the printed directories that were ubiquitous in the twentieth century and are now often considered outdated.

The header of the first telephone directory ever. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries Telephones—and telephone books—quickly caught on, and the first New Haven telephone book that was more than just a sheet of cardboard was published in November A household staple - and handy doorstop - for years, Yellow Pages was known for its advertisements, among them the JR Hartley classic and the one featuring a hungover teenager in desperate need of a French polisher.

Richard Hanscott, chief executive of Yell, said: "After 51 years in production Yellow Pages is a household name and we're proud to say that we still have customers who've been with us from the very first Yellow Pages edition in Commenting on why the company is ending the print edition, Mr Hanscott said: "Like many businesses, Yell has found that succeeding in digital demands constant change and innovation.

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