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 60Mar BLR P82 Push Button Dialing Media Hamden Elgin Popular

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60Mar_BLR_P82_Push_Button_Dialing_Media_Hamden_Elgin.pdf

60Mar BLR P82 Push Button Dialing Media Hamden Elgin

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 60Nov BLR P433 Spring Cords Popular

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60Nov_BLR_P433_Spring_Cords.pdf

60Nov BLR P433 Spring Cords

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61Jan BLR P14 Field Testing Electronic Tone Ringer Tel Crystal Lake Popular

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61Jan_BLR_P14_Field_Testing_Electronic_Ringer_Tel_Crystal_Lake.pdf

61Jan BLR P14 Field Testing Electronic Tone Ringer Tel Crystal Lake

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61Jul BLR P240 Overseas Dialing Popular

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61Jul_BLR_P240_Overseas_Dialing.pdf

61Jul BLR P240 Overseas Dialing

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61Jun BLR P220 PBX Speeding Calls 756A DSS Popular

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61Jun_BLR_P220_PBX_Speeding_Calls_756A_DSS.pdf

61Jun BLR P220 PBX Speeding Calls 756A DSS

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61May BLR P161 Pushbutton PBX 608A Popular

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61May_BLR_P161_Pushbutton_PBX_608A.pdf

61May BLR P161 Pushbutton PBX 608A

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61May BLR P185 Trimline Contour Field Trial Richmond VA Popular

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61May_BLR_P185_Trimline_Contour_Field_Trial_Richmond_VA.pdf

61May BLR P185 Trimline Contour Field Trial Richmond VA

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61Oct BLR P350 Automatic Card Dialer 40A Popular

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61Oct_BLR_P350_Automatic_Card_Dialer_40A.pdf

61Oct BLR P350 Automatic Card Dialer 40A

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 61Sep BLR P313 Touch-Tone Calling Versatility Popular

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61Sep_BLR_P313_Tone_Calling_Versatility.pdf

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 62jul BLR P232 TWX Goes Dial Popular

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62jul_BLR_P232_TWX_Goes_Dial_tci.pdf

62jul BLR P232 TWX Goes Dial

Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 62jun BLR p202 - Quick-Connect Clip Terminal Popular

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62jun_BLR_p202_Quick-Connect_Clip_Terminal_ocr_tci.pdf

62jun BLR p202 - Quick-Connect Clip Terminal

"Bell System installers must connect over 100,000 wires each working day- skinning insulation, placing the wire on a terminal and tightening the nut of a screw fastener. A new quick-connect clip terminal has now been developed which reduces this effort to a simple push of a hand tool." Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 62jun BLR p208 - Human Factors Engineering and Modern Communications Popular

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62jun_BLR_p208_Human_Factors_Engineering_and_Modern_Communications_ocr_tci.pdf

62jun BLR p208 - Human Factors Engineering and Modern Communications

Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 62jun BLR p216 - Digital Computer Synthesizes Human Speech Popular

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62jun_BLR_p216_Digital_Computer_Synthesizes_Human_Speech_tci.pdf

62jun BLR p216 - Digital Computer Synthesizes Human Speech

Article includes a playable Bell Laboratories record in an issue of Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 62Jun BLR P220 Single Slot Coin Set Trial Norfolk Popular

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62Jun_BLR_P220_Single_Slot_Coin_Set_Trial_Norfolk.pdf

62Jun BLR P220 Single Slot Coin Set Trial Norfolk

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 62jun BLR p232 - BTL ad - New Wire Connector Popular

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62jun_BLR_p232_BTL_ad_New_Wire_Connector_tci.pdf

62jun BLR p232 - BTL ad - New Wire Connector

Wire connector and pneumatic tool. Contributed by Paul Fassbender.

pdf 62Mar BLR P74 - Low Speed Data Set Popular

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62Mar_BLR_P74_Low_Speed_Data_Set.pdf

62Mar BLR P74 - Low Speed Data Set

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 62Oct BLR P327 Crossbar CENTREX Service 5Xbar Popular

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62Oct_BLR_P327_Crossbar_CENTREX_Service_5Xbar.pdf

62Oct BLR P327 Crossbar CENTREX Service 5Xbar

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 62oct BLR P332 Industrial Designer Role Purpose Popular

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62oct_BLR_P332_Industrial_Designer_Role_Purpose_tci.pdf

62oct BLR P332 Industrial Designer Role Purpose

Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 62sep BLR P297 1A Line Concentrator Popular

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62sep_BLR_P297_1A_Line_Concentrator_tci.pdf

62sep BLR P297 1A Line Concentrator

Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 63Aug BLR P269 TouchTone Card Dialer Trial Greensburg Findlay Popular

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63Aug_BLR_P269_TouchTone_Card_Dialer_Trial_Greensburg_Findlay.pdf

63Aug BLR P269 TouchTone Card Dialer Trial Greensburg Findlay

July - August 1963.  Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

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