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Telephone Boxes (Shire Library)
Neil Johannessen
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Description for Telephone Boxes (Shire Library)
Paperback. What is the story of a Telephone Box? Why is it the way it is? Who designed it? What came before it? This book answers these questions and provides a history of one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of street furniture. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 32 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AM; KNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 148 x 3. Weight in Grams: 96. New.
For such a familiar part of the British scene, the telephone box is something of an unknown quantity. What is its story? Why is it the way it is? Who designed it? What came before it? This generously illustrated book answers these questions and more, providing a concise history of one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of street furniture. Tracing the design evolution of the phone box, touching on police and emergency kiosks, and listing interesting sites to visit, this is an ideal guide to a sight that is increasingly rare on British streets as the mobile phone ... Read more
For such a familiar part of the British scene, the telephone box is something of an unknown quantity. What is its story? Why is it the way it is? Who designed it? What came before it? This generously illustrated book answers these questions and more, providing a concise history of one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of street furniture. Tracing the design evolution of the phone box, touching on police and emergency kiosks, and listing interesting sites to visit, this is an ideal guide to a sight that is increasingly rare on British streets as the mobile phone ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Shire Library
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747804192
SKU
9780747804192
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About Neil Johannessen
Neil Johannessen found out about telephone boxes out of necessity as manager of BT's museum collection. Few topics have so consistently required his time as they have. A physicist by background, he first became interested in industrial archaeology in his teens, notably in the area of canal restoration. Today he is an active member of the London museum community and ... Read more
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