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Victor H. (Victor Hugo) Tousley

b. 1875

A practical early-20th-century technical writer, this author is best known for clear, workmanlike books on electrical construction, testing, and theater projection. His surviving books suggest a strong focus on helping working electricians and operators solve real problems on the job.

1 Audiobook

Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions A Practical Hand-book and Guide for Theater Electricians, Motion Picture Operators and Managers of Theaters and Productions

Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions A Practical Hand-book and Guide for Theater Electricians, Motion Picture Operators and Managers of Theaters and Productions

by Henry Charles Horstmann, Victor H. (Victor Hugo) Tousley

About the author

Records from the Library of Congress identify Victor H. Tousley as Victor Hugo Tousley, born in 1875. He appears most often as the coauthor of hands-on technical manuals written with Henry Charles Horstmann, including Electricians' Operating and Testing Manual, Modern Electrical Construction, and Electrical Tables and Engineering Data.

His books were aimed at practicing electricians, repairmen, trouble men, and others working directly with electrical equipment. The titles and catalog descriptions show a writer interested in practical instruction rather than theory alone, covering installation methods, testing, wiring diagrams, and everyday operating knowledge.

Project Gutenberg also lists him as a coauthor of Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions, which points to another side of his work: the electrical and mechanical demands of early theaters and film exhibition. Little biographical detail beyond his name and birth year was readily confirmed from reliable public sources, but the published record shows a specialized author who helped document the skills of an expanding electrical age.