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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Central TX west of Houston
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Originally Posted by oldE
This switchboard, displayed in the Alexander Graham Bell museum in Baddeck NS is almost identical to the one in our home from 1946 -76.
The head set plugged in at the lower left. The threaded bit showing at the lower right of the board was for a crank to allow you to use a small dynamo to generate power to make calls if/when the power went out.
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That's very cool! Thanks for sharing. I can only imagine from seeing on TV/movies.
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Steve
'08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960
- never named a car before, but this is Charlotte.
'88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten
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