VODER

For the first time in nearly 80 years, the VODER has been found – well at least some of it.  Unfortunately, none of the operator consoles are known to have survived the various archive moves over the years.

On December 15, 2015, SSL’s President Doug Slocum was treated to unprecedented access to the AT&T Archives & History Center in Warren New Jersey to view and record the uncovering of two of the original equipment racks used to train VODER operators in preparation for the Bell System’s 1939 Worlds Fair exhibit.

The images and files below are Copyright AT&T / Bell Laboratories, and used here with permission.  Further distribution and use without written permission is prohibited.

We will be adding additional material as it is legally cleared, as well as updating and categorizing as time permits.

Please enjoy!