[R-390] cross post
Jim Brannigan
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Sat, 12 Oct 2002 18:37:16 -0400
Great article Les,
I really got a kick out of the part about the Western Union call boxes.
About 30 years ago I was working on an audit of a firm on Spring Street in
NYC. The place was a museum. There was nothing newer than WWI in the
place. Placed at intervals along the wall were small yellow boxes with a
knob and "Western Union" on them. One of the old-timers told me they had a
spring loaded coded wheel in them that sent a message to the local telegraph
office. The code (I don't know if it was Morse) told the office the
location of the box and an messenger, on roller skates, would show up to
pick up the message.....
Now, I find out they were made by Hammarlund!!!!!
Jim
> The Hammarlund web site has been recently updated. The history of the
> Hammarlund Manufacturing Co. has been added.
>
> http://www.hammarlund.info/info/company_history/co_history.pdf
>
> Any comments or suggestions are welcomed.
>
> Les Locklear