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Henry Dreyfuss article and "Old Time Telephones" free download Ralph meyer

Started by Jim Stettler, September 18, 2018, 01:02:04 AM

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Jim Stettler

Ralph Meyer "Old Time Telephones"
posted this on the TCI list:
Hello,

Earlier this year, an article that Russell Flinchum and I wrote on Henry
Dreyfuss and Bell Telephones was published in the Winterthur
Portfolio.*  They usually charge $20 to download an article, but because
we told them the telephone clubs might have an interest, they agreed to
make it available free until June 1 at

https://bit.ly/2qcvHcG

I just checked, and it is still available free.  I hope you will
download it.

Ralph

*The journal is published three times a year for the Henry Francis du
Pont Winterthur Museum by The University of Chicago Press.
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I contacted Ralph and asked permission to post the link.
His Reply:
Jim,

Yes, please!  Will you also post the link to my book's 3rd edition. It's
free as well.  Thank you very much.

https://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/handle/1840.20/35318

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Ralph's book is  as a great resource regarding telephones. He also covers creating private intercom systems. ....and it is free.

Jim S.
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

AL_as_needed

TWinbrook7

Jim Stettler

Quote from: Jim Stettler on September 18, 2018, 01:02:04 AM
Ralph Meyer "Old Time Telephones"
posted this on the TCI list:
Hello,

Earlier this year, an article that Russell Flinchum and I wrote on Henry
Dreyfuss and Bell Telephones was published in the Winterthur
Portfolio.*  They usually charge $20 to download an article, but because
we told them the telephone clubs might have an interest, they agreed to
make it available free until June 1 at

https://bit.ly/2qcvHcG

I just checked, and it is still available free.  I hope you will
download it.

Ralph

*The journal is published three times a year for the Henry Francis du
Pont Winterthur Museum by The University of Chicago Press.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I contacted Ralph and asked permission to post the link.
His Reply:
Jim,

Yes, please!  Will you also post the link to my book's 3rd edition. It's
free as well.  Thank you very much.

https://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/handle/1840.20/35318

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ralph's book is  as a great resource regarding telephones. He also covers creating private intercom systems. ....and it is free.

Jim S.

The article is now $10.00 but the book is still free. You should download it if you haven't already.
Jim
You live, You learn,
You die, you forget it all.

RotarDad

I strongly second Jim's recommendation: download the book!  It is an excellent resource for understanding much of the history and technology of vintage phones.  I've been studying the material quite a bit recently trying to improve my basic electronics knowledge.  Really good stuff...
Paul