Creation Date

1920 – 1970

Description

This phone operator's desk has 30 retractable phone jacks above operated by pulleys and weights below, with a desk in the front where the operator can sit. The case and desk are wood, stained dark. The back is a maze of wires and electronics. A metal plate on the front says: Bell System mfd. by Western Electric. This switchboard was used on the trading floor of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange from the 1920s to the 1970s.