Folder BLR

See Chuck Hensley's comprehensive index to articles in the BLR in the folder below.  It can be used to locate articles to research, whether found in the TCI LIbrary or elsewhere.

Chuck has offered to scan a limited number of pages from his collection (at his convenience).  Send requests using the "Contact Us" link in the Menu Bar above.

HINT:  Search for "BLR" followed by a topic keyword to find a series of related articles.  Use alphabetic sort to display them in chronological order.  e.g.  BLR PBX  or  BLR Picturephone.

When posted, complete scanned BLR issues from Sept. 1925 - Dec. 1961 were available here:
  https://worldradiohistory.com/Bell_Laboratories_Record_Issue_Key.htm

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pdf 77Nov BLR P276 HORIZON PBX Design Development Popular

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77Nov BLR P276 HORIZON PBX Design Development

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 76Apr BLR P91 First 50 Years Popular

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76Apr BLR P91 First 50 Years

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 76May BLR P115 Telephone After 50 Popular

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76May BLR P115 Telephone After 50

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 76Nov BLR P274 DIMENSION Custom Service Popular

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76Nov BLR P274 DIMENSION Custom Service

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75Aug BLR P288 G36 Handset Popular

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75Aug BLR P288 G36 Handset

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75Dec BLR P427 Recycling Plastic Popular

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75Dec BLR P427 Recycling Plastic

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75Oct BLR P377 Transaction Telephone Popular

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75Oct_BLR_P377_Transaction_Telephone.pdf

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75Sep BLR P316 DIMENSION PBX Popular

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75Sep BLR P316 DIMENSION PBX

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 76Jan BLR P3 Touch A Matic 32 Popular

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76Jan BLR P3 Touch A Matic 32

Bell Labs Record. Touch-a-matic 32. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 76Mar BLR P61 Centalized Attendant Service Popular

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76Mar BLR P61 Centalized Attendant Service

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75Jan BLR P18 Customer Products Evolution Popular

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75Jan BLR P18 Customer Products Evolution

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75Mar BLR P175 FlatScreen Video Popular

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75Mar BLR P175 FlatScreen Video

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75May BLR P235 Design Line Telephones Popular

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75May BLR P235 Design Line Telephones

Bell Labs Record. "DESIGN LINE* Decorative Telephones: Just the Beginning" The first five WE-produced Design Line sets include Stowaway, Celebrity, Elite, Exeter, and Accent. Three additional sets were soon added, using housings from American Telecommunications Corporation and WE-installed components. Trials were held in several locations, including PhoneCenter Stores. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 75May BLR P243 770A PBX New Features Popular

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75May BLR P243 770A PBX New Features

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 73Apr BLR P99 Portable Conference Telephone - 50A Speakerphone Popular

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73Apr_BLR_P99_Portable_Conferene_Telephone_50A_Speakerphone.pdf

73Apr BLR P99 Portable Conference Telephone - 50A Speakerphone

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 33Mar BLR P210 Large Establishment PBX - 702A Popular

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33Mar BLR P210 Large Establishment PBX - 702A

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 43Feb BLR P130 PBX For War Popular

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43Feb_BLR_P130_PBX_For_War.pdf

43Feb BLR P130 PBX For War

War Department Office Building, Washington, DC.   Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 64Apr BLR P114 PICTUREPHONE Service Experiments Popular

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64Apr BLR P114 PICTUREPHONE Service Experiments

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 67Jun BLR P175 PICTUREPHONE Electron Tube Popular

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67Jun BLR P175 PICTUREPHONE Electron Tube

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 68Jun BLR P206 PICTUREPHONE On Executive Desks Popular

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68Jun_BLR_P206_PICTUREPHONE_On_Executive_Desks.pdf

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

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