15 Feb
2008
15 Feb
'08
3:51 p.m.
At 05:05 PM 2/15/2008, Tony Duell wrote:
[1] My second-oldest book on electrical stuff. I have
an 1892 book on
telephone installations.
One of my treasured possessions is my great-grandfather's copy of
"Electroforce" magazine, a turn-of-the-century publication about
innovations in electricity. One of the featured articles is about
a recently electrified home - they were astounded at electric irons,
lights in every room, overhead lights with switches near the doorways,
etc. Another interesting aspect were the advertisements. There were
mail-order hobbyist shops even back then, selling motors, supplies, etc.
I should scan it some day.
- John