Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1914
First edition (as issued). Two volumes (Part 1–2). Hardcover.
Issued by the International Correspondence Schools (I.C.S.), this two-part instructional set was designed for structured home study in electrical theory during the rapid electrification of the United States. The International Textbook Company specialized in distance education materials aimed at tradesmen, engineers, and ambitious self-learners seeking advancement in technical fields.
These volumes cover foundational principles of electrical current, magnetism, circuit behavior, dynamos, and practical application. Produced at a time when electrification was transforming industry and domestic life, the course reflects both theoretical instruction and vocational training priorities.
I.C.S. publications are particularly interesting as artifacts of early 20th-century adult education. Their structured lesson format, diagrams, and examination components represent one of the earliest large-scale correspondence education systems in America.
1914 I.C.S. instructional issue
Two-volume set (Part 1–2)
Distance education technical curriculum
Pre–World War I electrification context
Illustrated instructional diagrams
VG-
Cloth binding with moderate shelf wear; interior clean; no dust jacket present; no ex-library markings observed.
International Correspondence Schools played a major role in democratizing technical education in the early 20th century. These volumes document how electrical engineering was taught to working adults during a period of rapid industrial expansion. As both technical manuals and educational artifacts, they capture the intersection of industrial growth and self-directed learning.
Scranton, PA: International Textbook Company, 1914
First edition (as issued). Two volumes (Part 1–2). Hardcover.
Issued by the International Correspondence Schools (I.C.S.), this two-part instructional set was designed for structured home study in electrical theory during the rapid electrification of the United States. The International Textbook Company specialized in distance education materials aimed at tradesmen, engineers, and ambitious self-learners seeking advancement in technical fields.
These volumes cover foundational principles of electrical current, magnetism, circuit behavior, dynamos, and practical application. Produced at a time when electrification was transforming industry and domestic life, the course reflects both theoretical instruction and vocational training priorities.
I.C.S. publications are particularly interesting as artifacts of early 20th-century adult education. Their structured lesson format, diagrams, and examination components represent one of the earliest large-scale correspondence education systems in America.
1914 I.C.S. instructional issue
Two-volume set (Part 1–2)
Distance education technical curriculum
Pre–World War I electrification context
Illustrated instructional diagrams
VG-
Cloth binding with moderate shelf wear; interior clean; no dust jacket present; no ex-library markings observed.
International Correspondence Schools played a major role in democratizing technical education in the early 20th century. These volumes document how electrical engineering was taught to working adults during a period of rapid industrial expansion. As both technical manuals and educational artifacts, they capture the intersection of industrial growth and self-directed learning.
