Souvenir of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union, No. 7 Springfield, Mass. Issued on the Occasion of the First Annual Reunion December, Nineteen Hundred
Springfield, Massachusetts: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, 1900. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Item #030196
[48] pages; black & white illustrated throughout with union officer portraits, list of executive board, the members of Local Union No. 7. Advertisements depicting electrical apparatus including Dorion's Universal Adjuster; photo of the New High School Building in Springfield, Mass.; the United Electric Light Company building in Springfield; telephone equipment available from Plummer, Ham & Richardson of Worcester and more. With articles on the history of the Local; Practical suggestions & illustrations for resuscitation from apparent death from accidental electric shocks by Augustine H. Goelet, M.D.; another piece on Volta's discovery of the electric battery; noted discoverers and inventors in the field; Dr. Mendenhall's piece on electrical units (from 1894); "The Law. An Act to Define and Establish the Units of Electrical Measure." and a final piece on the evolution of the telephone. Approx. 7" x 10" size, oblong format; dark teal-green hardcovers, faded gilt title lettering. Some edge, tips wear and rubbing to the binding; in very good condition.
Price: $65.00