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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
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Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; telephone) Box containing tools for maintaining Strowger telephone switching equipment, with maintenance engineer’s inspection lamp and portable test telephone (box - container; lamp - light bulb; 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

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