Name/Title
Western Electric Bell System switchboard from City Hall, Ca. 1920Entry/Object ID
1981.104.1Description
Acc. No. 81.104.1
Subject Category: City Hall
Date or period: Circa 1920
Object: Switchboard
Description:
Cabinet, oainted black on the front, white on the sides and back, with orotruding table ssction. It has fifteen trunk lines. It was made by Western Electric for the Bell System. The depth of the. It has an operator’s dial.
Size: cabinet: 51 inches high by 27 inches across; table: 15" by 34"
History of object: This reputedly was the first switchboard used in the Alameda City Hall.
Acquired from:
Date:Interpretative Labels
Label
3/7/2020 MvL: current label:
SWITCH BOARD FROM ROTUNDA LOBBY OF ALAMEDA CITY HALL, CIRCA 1930's