Sunday, October 04, 2020
Odd way to advertise
This is from the Canadian Patent Register for 1886, which included a sort of Pop Mech magazine along with the list of patents.
An Edison proposal for a telegraph system in moving railway cars. Normally an illustration shows proper work practices and a workman (ahem) absorbed in his task. This is the exact opposite. Dude is letting the telegraph blanks drop to the floor, losing important info and forming a slip and fire hazard. He seems to be reading a magazine instead of sending messages.
Was this meant to be the awful Before that the proposal would improve into a much neater After? The text doesn't say so, and the patent is for circuits, not desks and files.
Even if an inbox and outbox weren't provided, a competent telegrapher would have improvised his own boxes or filing system. Grab a leftover eggcrate from a loading dock and nail it to the desk.
An Edison proposal for a telegraph system in moving railway cars. Normally an illustration shows proper work practices and a workman (ahem) absorbed in his task. This is the exact opposite. Dude is letting the telegraph blanks drop to the floor, losing important info and forming a slip and fire hazard. He seems to be reading a magazine instead of sending messages.
Was this meant to be the awful Before that the proposal would improve into a much neater After? The text doesn't say so, and the patent is for circuits, not desks and files.
Even if an inbox and outbox weren't provided, a competent telegrapher would have improvised his own boxes or filing system. Grab a leftover eggcrate from a loading dock and nail it to the desk.Labels: Entertainment
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