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all electromagnetic telephone systems, J A Fleming "“Truly, the automatic telephone system seems the very high-water mark of human creative power.‘’

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anatomy of vintage telephone systems. Understand how panel,crossbar, rotary and step exchanges work. 15 talking path switches explained.

telephjone transmission, toll networks, inventors and innovators of early telephone systems AG Bell, AB Strowger, EB Craft and E Molina

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Vintage electromechanical telephone exchanges, interactive demos, Crossbar, Panel, Step, Strowger, 7A Rotary, toll, transmission, power rooms, generators, talking path switches explained.