Show J 0 0 0 0 0 MODERN HOTEL equipments I 1 N the modern hotel or anart apartment ment house of IN today telephones are quite as necessary as the elevators and mail chutes after many unfavorable experiences architects engineers and contractors have gradually discarded the cheap and inefficient telephone apparatus and are choosing more for quality and durability than price for these reasons the new hotel E essex s s e x at northwest corner of street and madison avenue new york city is equipped equip p e d with genuine ericsson telephones and switch bo a r d which give quick comma communication cation ni from every suite and hall to the FIGURE A office and an d place the management within easy reach of every patron the room telephones are all of the hand pattern as bhonn in cut A and instead of being a disfigurement to the wall they serve as an ornament to the finely finel y finished suites each of these is fitted with a flexible cord of sufficient length to enable the patron to call the office or to answer a call if desired without rising from the couch or bed when through using the releasing of a lever in the handle makes and breaks all necessary connections and it is not necessary necea sary to replace it on a hook as in ordin ass ary telephones I 1 when first introduced trod t the h e hand M i c r 0 was considered a curiosity but b u t its utility and compactness SIM 81 has made it a great favorite and it bids fair to soon take the 5 place of the once 0 n c e popular nickel desk set and in many cases replace the wall instrument as well in operation opera t 1 0 n the office 0 afi c e is B called by simply pressing the contact in the handle of the hand al acro telephone which act throws the drop at the switchboard the operator connects in the usual manner answering the call and if desired calls some other suite and ables the two to converse the call to the suite is made by a small musical gong placed near the ceiling which while loud enough to call a person is not harsh enough to disturb one As shown in cut B the wall telephone for use in the halls is neat compact and takes small space it is fitted with the standard ericsson receiver and transmitter now so well known in operation it is used in the usual way the act of taking 01 the receiver from the hook sending the call for the operator in the office with both instruments when the line is released the operator is at once notified and quickly disconnects the switchboard switch board is shown in cut C and besides being positive and rapid in operation it is of the finest mechanical construction is very durable is FIGURE C 0 handsomely finished and while OCCUPY occupying iD cr very little space compared to its capacity is of a peculiar design which distinguishes it from ordinary boards the system dyste in is operated by centralized batteries and is so arranged that when desired a motor generator can be thrown into circuit for calling in addition to this system the ericsson telephone co broadway new york make a number of different systems and telephones of special design and finish for special uses including intercommunicating C patterns and for exchange 11 use if you are interested you will do well to write them |