PABX [Private Automated Branch Exchange]
Maker and role
Ericsson Telephone Limited, Manufacturer
ASEA, Assembler
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Object detail
Accession number
2008.4
Production period
Description
This PABX is an ALD 20, serial number 161 BDK1001. It has 20 extensions and 5 public exchange lines. Internal and outgoing calls are established automatically. Incoming external calls are handled semi-automatically by an operator using a switchboard. Although Ericsson is a Swedish company, the PABX was assembled in New Zealand by ASEA Electric (NZ) Ltd. It was installed in the Woolworths on Great North Road. As well as the PABX rack (2008.4.1), there is an Operator's Phone (2008.4.2), a Operator's Connection Box (2008.4.3), a Tool Box (2008.4.4) and a Power Supply Box (2008.4.5).
Media/Materials
Credit Line
Ericsson Telephone Limited et al. PABX [Private Automated Branch Exchange], 2008.4. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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