American homes and gardens (1913) (14597764228)

Identifier: americanhomesga101913newy (find matches)

Title: American homes and gardens

Year: 1905 (1900s)

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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening

Publisher: New York : Munn and Co

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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is now almost as universal asthe use of a system for light-ing or heating the house andits importance may as wellbe recognized and a fittingplace made for it. By a suit-able place is meant some spotwhere one using the tele-phone may enjoy some de-gree of privacy, for nothingis more unsatisfactory thanto use the telephone while anumber of people are con-versing nearby or while mu-sic of any kind is in progress.A most complete little tele-phone room is part of ahouse not far from Boston.Here a tiny space some fivefeet square, ventilated andlighted by a small window,has been arranged under thestairs. The little room isprovided with a door whichmakes it sound proof, thereceiver is placed upon a lowtable, and a small settee isdrawn up closely at hand. Aclockis just above, andupon arack are telephone directory,time tables, and memorandapads, while a drawer containsa supply of pencils which areyoung son of the family. Theto make the most of its utility.

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The telephone is placed most available to the ranges, but the cord can be extended for use while working at the table Feb ruary, 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 6S

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1913

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