Model [Automatic Telephone Exchange (Step by Step demo model]

Object detail

Accession number

2004.332

Maker

Ross Martin

Production period

1980s

Description

Reduced size demonstration unit to show step by step switching units and toll call answering position (manual board), also in reduced size. Two telephones are set up for inter-calling, Nos.123 and 176. Additional pictures and notes attached to unit.

Brief History

Working model of the 1940s New Zealand Post Office telephone exchange switching system.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel
Processed Material/Metal/Copper
Organic/Vegetal/Wood

Credit Line

Ross Martin. 1982. Model [Automatic Telephone Exchange (Step by Step demo model], 2004.332. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Tools & Equipment for Communication Telecommunication T&E Telecommunication Devices

Production place

Auckland New Zealand

Subject

Switching systems Telecommunication Telephone stations Models and modelmaking

Collection type

Telecommunication Communications Technology

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