Synopsis
This color educational film is about Western Electric and Bell Systems Telephones. This was made in 1956. Opening titles: Presented by Western Electric - TOOLS OF TELEPHONY, its a report on the work of the Western Electric Company (:07-:28). Shots of different telephones, men with telephone wire, women working at the phone company. Switching frames for the wires, warehouses that house phones, telephone trucks (:29-1:29). Information on the Western Electric Phone Company. Phone booths are shown. Supplies/materials are being shipped. Used equipment is brought back, what can be salvaged is, the rest is discarded. Copper is always recycled. Every instrument returned must always be checked (1:30-4:49). Telephones get replacement parts and are tested. Bad weather is shown, weather can cause phone problems. Men get wires ready to assist in fixing downed wires due to storms. A tractor trailer is packed and brings its cargo to problem areas (4:50-6:43). Western Electric purchases supplies from 3000 cities in the USA. Loggers cut wood, wood is sold for telephone poles. Different parts/materials are discussed. Copper, steel, plastics, and others are purchased (6:44-9:15). Bell System laboratories experiment with parts and perform experiments. exterior shots of factories. Manufacturing cheaper keeps wages up and costs down. Shots of telephone machinery at the phone company is shown. Western's Allentown, PA plant is currently doing experimentation on making things smaller and more…
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Details
- Running time
- 30 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Tools
- Telephony
- 1956
- Western Electric
- Telephone System
- Promo
- Bell System
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film
