An Early PBX
This PBX began operation in Bangor, Maine in 1883. (Image courtesy of AT&T.)
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A Field Switchboard
This portable commutator was a one-wire telegraphic switchboard for military field service in 1914. Made by Northern Electric (now Nortel Networks), it was one of the first communications products built for the battlefields of World War I. (Image courtesy of Nortel Networks.)
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