Telephone and Address book

Name/Title

Telephone and Address book

Entry/Object ID

2025x.06.09

Description

Beige index book. Supplied to public service members, this was a address/ telephone numbers book made by HMSO (His Majesty's Stationary Office). Inside the booklet is lined paper and indexes from A-Z for organization. All printed text is black.

Use

This book belonged to and was used by Lt-Col Magnus during the Second World War. The book is quite filled out with different names, addresses and phone numbers, most being fellow soldiers and officers.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

His Majesty's Stationary Office, UK

Date made

1939 - 1945

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front page

Transcription

S.O. BOOK 136. (INDEXED) / (28-74) / TELEPHONE NUMBERS AND ADDRESSES / G R / SUPPLIED FOR THE PUBLIC SERVICE / T. 91-3619 / 13,000 BKS / 2/45 /W. & S. LTD. / (144316W). / 99-32-0.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil, Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Book, Address

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Magnus, Ernest Daniel