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[Llgpt@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/12/02 5:39:02 PM, jbrannig@optonline.net writes:

<< 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

 >>

Thanks Jim,

Now if you had scooped those call boxes up,..........L@@K.....R@RE....... 
W@W!!!! You coulda been a millionaire!!!



Les Locklear
Gulfport, MS.
On the Gulf of Mexico
Monitoring since 1957