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I purchased this at a thrift store with the idea of removing the wires so I could store stuff inside (it has a hinged door on the back) and displaying the box on a shelf. Before I proceed I want to make sure I won't be destroying some precious piece of communications history. The dimensions are 16" X 8" X 8". The momentary pushbuttons on the front look like they might be Bakelite. As far as I can tell it is a Western Electric PBX perhaps used by an answering service. Can anyone tell me more about it?
Thanks!
Western Electric TelephonesWestern Electric, the equipment division of the Bell System, was the major …