s!€.ially s.nt from Chi.ago. Fxch innruDent ias LoohingHistorv an...f ,taa ti.1r.,.t "atittr. at r, Lc y\,t A rnv roou woRKs is F.kcd with lhtory. IIc.c are samlies ol the nrs telephoncs mdc at Srow8er W.rks over fony ye.rs aao; snlles whi.h !e.ia!s your fnther or even g,hdfarhe. nad a nand in matine. There is equipment f.om aLL lafts oftle worldj E.azil, the Unired States, South Aliica, ard cven onc of!h. older telephon* eve. made, rhc Edison rabic ,rodel ..n*ru.red wirh a chalk recciver. To some, th6e jnstromcfts may seem notlins rnore rhar 3 .olidoion of old equipm€nt |!r for orlreB th.y rell an inspirins nory of mals dlnrth over dndnce. Here it is l,ossiblc ro see alLstages ofthe dcrdlo!- tueni of ihe telellone indu$.y iiom i1s !c.! beginninss, wirh large .ulc.sorc modcls quirc ditrerent liom drc strcm-1incd and colouful equrpment we lse todat- The muslm is a urf!1 adjunct to tilc modcrD indusrry. Here thc cnsinccrs of the future .!! sudy tb. e4erimenh ofthe pa$. For mdry yelr Iuaishted iDdirjdu.h hrve taken charg. of outdared eqniriDent.lt hxs been $otd anduescrvcd lor mch r iime Nlen a liring record could bc lrepared ofrne hntory ofthe.orpany. Mr. E E. Comfolt, Dcpt- 668, had sucl a .ollcction. Hc was rble to lrovjde iie mnseum tith , somd basis ol J ''Insr.um.nls arc siorcd long aftff thcy 3rc outol datc," *pllincd Mr. Confod. Thcn rcplaccmer$ .an bc ntcd lnto crhti,rs equipmeDt whi$ is $ill good for ycrs of sdricc. whcn a piccc ofequipmcnt bccomes so old tl.l ihcic js io lihclihood ofit beirs rrded tor strdr a usc, then it bt$n$ r nrLJ.rh picc.. 1'h dim.ult ras( oI collecting lnd .exoutidg hnroric models has largcly bccn ec@mp1islcd by Mr. Harry Hjghcock, Dcpi. 14 sno ns bccn snh llre cu pany for 36 ,\'cars. lo Mr. Hbhcocl fell thc rork of rcbuildins some of thc models lnd d;s lroved lrorc d,fi.ult thm .xn be im,gired. Soxre pars mirsing hd io 6e sts€cinlly consl.rded nr ou on! slopsj vl,e.e possible 118 missn€ p.[ rus rep1n.e.l by onc lron drc s.me yedi .!d ooe nMrdcnr nr lxrticulu qis reluilt rith !n'ts ld(d. glcar de.l ofp.iience.rd rine to Enomie. Now thc colle.tior is alLrost cdrplete .nd we h.vc a record ofdevelopmen! o(er rlr The -\'enrs. nrJlrune.ls nr. pa.l€d amy iD Elass froDted .np lio.r,lsj.xch extibn ir cl$rly l3belled,rd lnmlered rtrd erch cyhibit rclls i$ oian $oiy) nor only shoilins ncrv dhcoveries in the telenone nrdusiry bui also glrins a pictue of tbe leoplc *no lsed them. There is a 1911 teld telellone ihicn \us lsed in the First Vorld l{af, and a 1930 o,nxmental modet $irir an insojption ir Arabi.. An eariy dial telephore hade in 1901 vas lscd at F.ll River in Aoeri.a. One wirole sedion oi thc musc@ is dcvolcd to n selection of dialsj impoftmt for lleii agc or nrerest, One oftartialar nore ro mny pcople is . aold{l:red di,l used on ihe Royal train in Solrh Africa wn.r Rilg Georse VI vGited that colntry n1 I s47. ATI] in$lled the PAX eqliptucDt on the r..nr. Msny dinicuLdes were overcome on dat ladftlaf {.te risir. Aplarcrtly thc natncs ${rc xrr ro remove railFay sl.cpcr for usc in thclr nouse bujldnrg. Our.oncffn at this was duc to thc fid that the disturbxncc vould upset thr GLelhone handset. Nrtumlty ou enginec$ d4igned !n in$rucmsnichrould be urorlie.te.l by iny jolrs. For anyonc wnh . seDse of tne |itoric ind a keen iin€hatior a vnit to rho duscum eill sivc mn.h tlexsuie and insil a stiong admimtioD Ior tne lionce.s of rhe past, At prcscnt thc uuser@ $ nei.ly siorcd in a small rcom near the DesFatdr Deprtment. Hov.vd it ls hopcd ttul iL wil. nr rinc, be moved 10 Forc dienined q!r.!cs wrrefe it crn, indeed, be a Gnc tibltc to the Compant.
Be Prepared MANy ynArs HAVE pAssED sinc. l.ord Bxden Porvell, nelpins to defend the besi.sed .ity of MrieLins, 6.i cnvh.sed the Scout Movenent, lor dE sre Pioncc. Spl.n irnich moinrted the n$treler S.our sdll Liv.s on. R,y l
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