Cool phone history ephemera

[JimNY]

I picked a really unusual flip book that appears to be a log of subscriber set installations for the Westchester (NY) Tel Co. The cool part is that the installs recorded span from May 1884 through August 1892. It lists equipment manufacturers, Williams, Gilliland, Watts and Davis, as well as Wester Electric. In total the book contains about 75 receipts for installation (an one disconnect!), not exactly a lot for 8 years.

I also picked up a 1908 Western Electric Telephone Apparatus catalog that's in very good condition.

[loblolly986]

That installation log is a very cool find. Thanks for sharing. The catalog is a nice find as well. It's among the ones available from the TCI Library, but as is often the case, the quality of the PDF leaves a bit to be desired compared to the original catalog.

[Greg G.]

Whoa! Look at that penmanship! Awesome!