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Rare Bell how-to note goes up for auction

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We live with new technology as an every day part of our lives – but it always seems that it’s up to the younger generation to explain it to their elders.

It’s been that way for decades — whether it’s a VCR, an iPad, or the internet.

Now a letter explaining some of the newest technology – from 1878 – is going up for auction. Scot Urquhart tells us there’s an important Canadian connection to this communication from the past.