This picture shows a splicer rigged up.  You
reported to the job and if you moved a short
distance you put the tent, platform, ladder,
kerosene furnace, and everything on top of
the cart and pushed to the next splice. At
night you tied the ladder up to a pole locked
the cart lit the lantern and went home.

If you had to move a distance the supply
truck would move you.  You would call the
office and order supplies for the next day.
The supply truck had a pump on the front and
if you were working in the underground he
would pump the manhole for you.

The splicer needed a helper to rig the platform
and to send tone to pick pairs.  The helper
would take the 76 set which had a strap and put
it over your shoulder and walk or take a bus to
the central office.  You would set it up on the
cable count you were working on send tone and
when the splicer found the tone a buzzer went
off and you threw the talk key and used this
for a talking pair to talk on while you would
send him tone on every pair.  I spent my first
winter doing this. Now everyone has a bucket truck!