Things were different back in those days. If the woman operating the Portland telephone swithboard got a call for Fred Sr., she would first look out the window to see if Fred was at the diner across the street. If Fred was there, she would send the call to the diner. Otherwise, she would send it to the factory.

Notice the phone number on the Duckloe sign. It reads:

Frederick Duckloe Sr.
1921-1999
standing in front of the Duckloe Factory
circa 1946