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 54Nov BLR P439 Hard of Hearing 532 Popular

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54Nov_BLR_p439_Hard_Hearing_532.pdf

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 54Oct BLR P366 Universal Ringer C4A Popular

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54Oct_BLR_p366_Universal_Ringer_C4A.pdf

54Oct BLR P366 Universal Ringer C4A

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 55Feb BLR P70 Drop Wire Clamp Popular

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55Feb_BLR_P70_Drop_Wire_Clamp.pdf

55Feb BLR P70 Drop Wire Clamp

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 55Oct BLR P361 Volume Control Telephone 532 151A Amp Popular

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55Oct_BLR_p361_Volume_Control_Telephone_532_151A_amp.pdf

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Apr BLR P140 1A1 Key Tel Sys KTS Popular

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56Apr_BLR_P140_1A1_Key_Tel_Sys_KTS.pdf

56Apr BLR P140 1A1 Key Tel Sys KTS

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Aug BLR P294 Aluminum Booth Popular

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56Aug_BLR_P294_Aluminum_Booth.pdf

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Aug BLR P298 Telephone Protectors Popular

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56Aug_BLR_P298_Telephone_Protectors.pdf

56Aug BLR P298 Telephone Protectors

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Aug BLR P302 Small Dial PBX Attendant Popular

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56Aug_BLR_P302_Small_Dial_PBX_Attendant.pdf

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Aug BLR P313 5300 Type Set Popular

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56Aug_BLR_P313_5300_Type_Set.pdf

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Dec BLR P473 Drop Wire Cap Popular

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56Dec_BLR_P473_Drop_Wire_Cap.pdf

56Dec BLR P473 Drop Wire Cap

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Jul BLR P252 Color Telephones 500 Type Popular

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56Jul_BLR_P252_Color_Telephones_500_type.pdf

56Jul BLR P252 Color Telephones 500 Type

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Jun BLR P208 1A Speakerphone 592 Popular

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56Jun_BLR_P208_1A_Speakerphone_592_r2.pdf

56Jun BLR P208 1A Speakerphone 592

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56June BLR P201 Mechanized Memory Popular

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56June_BLR_P201_Mechanized_Memory.pdf

56June BLR P201 Mechanized Memory

Bell Laboratories Record Magazine.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley

pdf 56Mar BLR P116 Tone Ringer Trial Popular

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56Mar_BLR_P116_Tone_Ringer_Trial.pdf

56Mar BLR P116 Tone Ringer Trial

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56May BLR P165 - 2A Automatic Answer Only Set Popular

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56May_BLR_P165_Answer_Set.pdf

56May BLR P165 - 2A Automatic Answer Only Set

This set plays a recorded announcement, but does not record messages. Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

See the referred BLR article on the 1A "answer and record" set for background on the evolution of Bell System answering sets

pdf 56Oct BLR P381 Military Telephone TA43PT Popular

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56Oct_BLR_P381_Military_Telephone_TA43PT.pdf

56Oct BLR P381 Military Telephone TA43PT

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 56Sep BLR P334 Experimental Picturephone Popular

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56Sep_BLR_P334_Experimental_Picturephone.pdf

56Sep BLR P334 Experimental Picturephone

Bell Labs Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 57Dec BLR P485 Modern Crossbar PBX 756A Popular

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57Dec_BLR_P485_Modern_Crossbar_PBX_756A.pdf

57Dec BLR P485 Modern Crossbar PBX 756A

Bell Labs Record.  Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 57Feb BLR P48 Tone Ringer Popular

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57Feb_BLR_P48_Tone_Ringer.pdf

57Feb BLR P48 Tone Ringer

Bell Laboratories Record, February 1957.  Field Trials in Americus, GA and Crystal Lake, IL. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

pdf 57Jan BLR P15 Dial Testing Popular

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57Jan_BLR_P15_Dial_Testing.pdf

57Jan BLR P15 Dial Testing

Bell Laboratories Record. Contributed by Chuck Hensley.

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