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[olo131]

Wire Thrower Lays Army Telephone Line (Jul, 1942)

Wire Thrower Lays Army Telephone Line
LAYING a mile of telephone wire in two minutes is a simple three-man job with the Army’s new wire-throwing device. This 600-pound machine, usually mounted on a 21/2-ton truck, literally squirts wire along a roadside at the rate of 30 to 35 miles per hour. By adjusting the angle of a special ejector, the line can be thrown as high as 40 feet in the air in order to clear obstacles.

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[lookinatmyfeet]

Verizon still uses them.......

[olo131]

seems like a awesome idea for the time!!

[System Tech Senior]

That thing is neat!

[Mr 13]

DAMN OLO where do you find this stuff??

That was cool to read. Can't do that today you would find your but all in the power. There isn't any in the photo