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OBJECT TYPE: PBX/MANUAL/NON-MULTIPLE/FLOOR
DATE: 1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0372.001

MANUFACTURER: Northern Electric
MODEL: 555
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL, WOOD, PLASTIC, FIBRE COVERING ON CORDS/.2 METAL, SYNTHETIC/ ENAMELLED FACE

Dimensions

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

Length: 75.0 cm
Width: 74.7 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 USEDTO SERVE THE OFFICES OF THE PRIME MINISTER/ IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A SWITCHBOARD MADE IN CANADA & IN COMMON USE IN CANADIAN 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 FOR 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: .1 VARIOUS HANDWRITTEN & TYPED LABELS AROUND JACKS - MK'D WITH NAMES & TELEPHONE NUMBERS/ DYMOTAPE LABEL 'POS 1.0'/ AROUND VARIOUS KNOBS & BUTTONS IMPRINTED 'BUZZ/ OFF/ ON', 'BAT/ OFF/ ON', 'SPLIT/ YES NO'/.2 IN MIDDLE OF DIAL HANDWRITTEN 'POSITION/ #1'/ SLIGHTLY RAISED ALONG EDGE '44B'
Missing: .2 HAS PIECES CHIPPED OUT OF EDGE (ONE PIECE ATTACHED IN BAG, REST MISSING)
Finish: .1 FRONT OF BOARD & SHELF ARE BLACK; PLUGS, LIGHT ETC. ARE VARIOUS COLOURS, ESPECIALLY RED, WHITE & ORANGE/ TOP, SIDES & BACK HAVE CLEAR FINISH OVER LIGHT WOOD GRAIN/.2 BLACK WITH WHITE DIAL FACE & BLACK MKGS
Decoration: N/A

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Northern Electric, Switchboard, circa 1955, Artifact no. 1996.0372, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0372.001/

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