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telephone station containing an American { long-distance ' desk 

 set of the kind designed by Mr. Thomas D. Lockwood, of Boston, 

 in 1888. It consists of an elegant table, on which are conveniently 

 mounted the transmitter, receiver, and ringer, with every conveni- 

 ence for writing. There is not a bit of scamped work from 

 beginning to end, and Zutphen constitutes a really model exchange, 

 to which it would pay certain telephone administrations and 

 companies, English not excepted, to send their engineers as to 

 a school. To the date of opening, the installation, including 

 the preliminary expenses, had cost 20,000 florins (1,6507.). 



FIG. 89. Dimensions in centimeters. 



As there were 107 subscribers to start with, this amounts to 

 1 5/. 8s. $d. per line, but plenty of spare room for future expansion 

 was provided at the exchange fixture and on the poles and 

 standards. Inspection and repairs have cost since the open- 

 ing from 2/. is. $d. to 2/. gs. 6d. per month. Way-leaves cost 

 about 24/. per annum. Day operating costs i2s. 6d. per week 

 (one girl relieved for meals by a younger under-study who is 

 competent to take her place on holidays or in case of sick- 

 ness) ; and night operating, i6/. 9^. od. per annum This is 

 performed by a young man, otherwise engaged during the day, 

 who sleeps in the switch-room with an alarm bell worked by 



