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"The Circus" - A Charlie Chaplin Film

A short clip taken from The Circus, a Charlie Chaplin’s film, shows an old woman conversing on a cell phone, in 1928. It was not until late in 2010, when this was spotted by George Clark, a filmmaker.In 1938, another cell phone was spotted. This was on a video showing a crowd exiting the DuPont factory in Massachusetts. A woman can be seen holding a cell phone to her ear.

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