Name/Title
"PLANNING FOR HOME TELEPHONE CONVENIENCES"Entry/Object ID
2001.63.1.1Description
Color: Black; Gold
"Planning for Home Telephone Conveniences: For the Use of Architects, Engineers, Builders, Owners," by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company (N.P.: American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1928), 51 pp. The book has a black hardcover with the title at the top, and the subtitle and author's name at the bottom all in gold. At the center is an illustration of a home's rooftop with rays of sunlight at the back. At the bottom right of the illustration is the author's logo. The illustration is flanked by columns. At the beginning of the inside are a title page, foreword, and a table of contents. The book has eight chapters that cover general information; overhead service entrances; telephone protector cabinets; conduit for inside telephone wires; telephone locations; cabinets for telephones; conduit layouts; and facilities for intercommunicating service. At the end is an appendix. Many black and white instructional illustrations and floor plans, as well as some black and white photographs, are also included. With abrasions; dented corners; fading of the gold lettering; surface soiling; light stains; and small tears of the cover fabric, the object is in fair condition.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Telephone--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Telephone lines--Design and construction, Telecommunication, Cabinetwork