Man Born in 1867 Talks About Working in the 1880s - Filmed in 1930 - Colorized & Restored Video

Albert l. Salt, born in 1867, was 14 years old when he began working for Western Electric in 1881. He rose up through the ranks to become President of the Graybar Company, which was spun off from Western Electric in 1925 and handled their electrical appliance market. Graybar is still in business today and was named after the founders of Western Electric, Elisha Gray and Enos Barton. This was filmed in 1930.

This video has been colorized, speed-adjusted and restored with audio enhancements for clarity.

This video is made for educational purposes for fair use under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.