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OBJECT TYPE
PBX/MANUAL/NON-MULTIPLE/FLOOR
DATE
1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1996.0371.001
MANUFACTURER
Northern Electric
MODEL
555
LOCATION
Canada

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL, WOOD, PLASTIC, FIBRE COVERING ON CORDS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
74.7 cm
Width
74.5 cm
Height
117.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Telephony
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Northern Electric
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
USED FROM C.1955 TO 1985
Canada
THIS SWITCHBOARD WAS USED TO SERVE THE OFFICES OF THE PRIME MINISTER/ IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SWITCHBOARD MADE IN CANADA & IN COMMON USE INCANADIAN SYSTEMS
Function
USED TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE SERVICE IN LARGE OFFICES & ORGANIZATIONS BEFORE THE ADVENT OF CENTREX & OTHER FULLY AUTOMATIC OFFICE SWITCHING SYSTEMS, OR WHERE IT WAS DESIRABLE TO HAVE AN OPERATOR CONTROL ALL CALLS
Technical
THIS MODEL USES PLUG-IN SYSTEM OF CORD CIRCUITS - DIFFERENT FROM ANY PREVIOUS BOARD; ALLOWED FOR EASY ADDITION OR REMOVAL TO ADJUST TO CHANGES IN TRAFFIC LEVELS, ALSO ASSISTS IN MAINTENANCE/ ON 2-POSITION SWITCHBOARDS LONGER THAN NORMAL CORDS WERE PROVIDED SO ONE OPERATOR COULD CONNECT TO ANY JACK ON EITHER POSITION
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
VARIOUS NAMES HANDWRITTEN OR TYPED ON LABELS BY JACKS/ DYMOTAPE LABEL READS '2. 100'/ IMPRINTED ABOVE & BELOW KEYS 'SPLIT/ YES NO', 'BAT/ OFF/ ON' & ON KEY 'INCREASE/ BUZZER'
Missing
N/A
Finish
FRONT OF BOARD & SHELF ARE BLACK; PLUGS, LIGHTS ETC. VARIOUS COLOURS, ESPECIALLY RED, WHITE & ORANGE/ TOP, SIDES & BACK HAVE CLEAR FINISH OVER LIGHT WOOD GRAIN
Decoration
N/A

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