Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone

Made:
1968-1972 in United Kingdom
maker:
General Electric Company Limited
Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone
Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone

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Box, metal, containing a large number of tools for maintaining Strowger step-by-step telephone switching equipment, including two leather popper fastened cases containing weighing scale gauges by The General Electric Co. Limited, England, together with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone, and two zip fastened leather pouches containing various engineer’s tools, unknown makers, British, 1968-1972

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
2015-19
Materials:
aluminium alloy, brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), beech (wood), hickory (wood), cotton (fibre), leather, metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), rubber (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall (estimated weight): 260 mm x 490 mm x 220 mm, 6 kg
type:
box - container, lamp - light bulb and telephone
credit:
BT Heritage and Archives

Parts

Box, metal Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone

Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone

Box, metal, containing a large number of tools for maintaining Strowger step-by-step telephone switching equipment, including two leather popper fastened cases containing weighing scale gauges by The General Electric Co. Limited, England, together with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone, unknown makers, British, 1968-1972

Materials:
aluminium alloy , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , steel (metal) , beech (wood) , hickory (wood) , cotton (fibre) , leather , metal (unknown) , plastic (unidentified) and rubber (unidentified)
Object Number:
2015-19/1
type:
box - container , lamp - light bulb , telephone and tool
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Zip fastened leather pouch, containing various engineer?s tools Zip fastened leather pouch Zip fastened leather pouch

Zip fastened leather pouch

Zip fastened leather pouch, containing various engineer’s tools, with box, metal, containing a large number of tools for maintaining Strowger step-by-step telephone switching equipment, including two leather popper fastened cases containing weighing scale gauges by The General Electric Co. Limited, England, together with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone, and two Zip fastened leather pouches containing various engineer’s tools, unknown makers, British, 1968-1972

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 250 mm x 130 mm,
Materials:
aluminium alloy , steel (metal) , cotton (fibre) , leather , metal (unknown) , plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
2015-19/2
type:
pouch
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Zip fastened leather pouch, containing various engineer?s tools Zip fastened leather pouch Zip fastened leather pouch

Zip fastened leather pouch

Zip fastened leather pouch, containing various engineer’s tools, with box, metal, containing a large number of tools for maintaining Strowger step-by-step telephone switching equipment, including two leather popper fastened cases containing weighing scale gauges by The General Electric Co. Limited, England, together with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone, and two Zip fastened leather pouches containing various engineer’s tools, unknown makers, British, 1968-1972

Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 250 mm x 130 mm,
Materials:
aluminium alloy , steel (metal) , cotton (fibre) , leather , metal (unknown) , plastic (unidentified) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
2015-19/3
type:
pouch
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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