Small town, southern MN. Owner was the one-man line crew, his wife was the operator. Party lines, mostly 7 on a line. Our number was 40F161, ring was 1 short, 2 long, 1 short. General or alarm ring in case of fire or other emergency was 5 shorts. Around 51-52 it was first phone co in county to go dial. Number changed to 3405. Still on line 40, the middle 2 digits. The initial 3 & final 5 set up so had same ring. Chart in book listed who was on each line (middle 2 digits) & the ring code for first & last digits. Brother & his school buddies looked up in chart to find a number that wasn't used on line each was on, unofficially used that number to call each other. Also had "rubber neck" button. Just pick up reciever to listen in, but had to push button to talk. Willie
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Today's Featured Article - The Nuts and Bolts of Fasteners - Part 2 - by Curtis Von Fange. In our previous article we discussed capscrews, bolts, and nuts along with their relative hardness and thread sizes. In this segment we will finish up on our fasteners and then work with ways to keep them from loosening up in the field. Capscrews, bolts and nuts are not the only means of holding two parts together. When dealing with thinner metals like sheet tin, a long bolt and
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