Name/Title
"WIRELESS AND ELECTRICAL CYCLOPEDIA"Entry/Object ID
2000.247.1.1Description
Color: Brown; Red; White
"Wireless and Electrical Cyclopedia: Catalog Number 18," issued by the Electro Importing Company, 1917. The 222-page artifact has a red paper cover at the front with the title across the top in white. Below this on the left is a circle within which is a drawing of a man who wears headphones and writes on a notepad. Another drawing at the bottom of the cover shows a steamship that nears land which is at the foreground. At the right of this is a structure on top of which is a large antenna. Across the bottom of the drawing is the name and address of the company along with the words, "EVERYTHING for the EXPERIMENTER." On the back is an advertisement for "The Electrical Experimenter" magazine. At the beginning of the inside is a title page; a letter to customers; a list of patents; an introduction to the company; parcel post rates; and a treatise on wireless telegraphy. There is a wide variety of electrical equipment available including wireless machines, headphones, condensers, antennas, cables, flashlights, generators, and much more. At the middle is an index and an article on buying and using spark coils. At the back is a listing of books, an appendix of useful information, formulas, and an order blank. Many black and white drawings are included. With light abrasions, creases, and some surface soiling, the object is in fair condition.Lexicon
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