Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1918 — Holds Receiver in Position. [ARTICLE]

Holds Receiver in Position.

Free use of both hands while tele phoning is , made possible by a wire device, lately invented, that bolds the receiver in convenient operating position. The bracket is so constructed that it normally depresses the receiver book. To release the latter a thumb- s piece is pressed. The hook Is drawn down and the bracket 7 member moved in the opposite direction when one ceases telephoning. The device is con venient for both home and office use, and specially in public telephone booths.