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This 20 bell wall switchboard was manufactured by Western Electric for the Bell System around 1907. It is made out of oak and is dead heavy with the magneto, cast iron transmitter arm and 20 nickel plated brass bells.
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dose it still work thats so cool
Jared, It's not set up to work, but I could make it work.
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Wow, you have some collection, used to dig up bottles years ago so I had my share of insulators. I think I sold them and some bottles to a guy from Spy Hill who had a museum and wrote a book on Canadian Bottles.
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