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Originally Posted by VINMAN View Post
Possibly Bakelite. I worked on old crap like that when I started my job. Looks like some kind of rheostat or stepped motor control.

You would suprised how much stuff like this is still in operation.
That is slate. The wiring is all on the back and was insulated by brushing with shellac. I worked in a place that had an old hydro generator and that was how it was wired.
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