Impulse sender (dial), 1915

Made:
1915 in United States
maker:
Western Electric Company, Inc
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Impulse sender (dial), Western Electric, used in panel system
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Impulse sender (dial), Western Electric, used in panel system
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Impulse sender (dial), Western Electric, used in panel system
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Impulse sender (dial) used in panel telephone exchange systems, made by the Western Electric Company, United States, 1915.

The panel system of automatic telephone exchange was developed in the USA by Western Electric, the manufacturing arm of AT&T. Unlike Strowger, the selector mechanism was power-driven and the switching banks were laid out in tall longitudinal 'panels'. Calls were dialled in the usual way. The system was designed to allow inter-working between automatic and manual exchanges and was therefore suitable for the largest towns and cities. Although proposed for use in Britain, the panel system was rejected by the Post Office in favour of Strowger.

Details

Category:
Telecommunications
Object Number:
1971-348
Materials:
metal (unknown), copper (alloy), plastic (unidentified) and textile
Measurements:
overall: 40 mm x 75 mm diameter, .24 kg
type:
telephone component
credit:
Donated by the Post Office Telecommunications Museum