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03-22-2008, 03:56 PM #1
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What is this?
Anyone care to venture a guess as to what this is? Home was built around 1920's.
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03-22-2008, 04:31 PM #2
Michael Larson Guest
Re: What is this?
Old telephone equipment.
Originally Posted by Robert Dalga
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03-23-2008, 06:52 AM #3
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Re: What is this?
Maybe Mike...but doesn't the wire size look too large (i.e. high voltage) for telephone service?
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03-23-2008, 06:58 AM #4
David Banks Guest Re: What is this?
Robert did you follow the wire and see if it went back to the panel?
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03-23-2008, 07:59 AM #5
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Re: What is this?
No Idea. Old surge protector / lightning protection is my best guess. Looks like high voltage knob and tube coming into it and maybe some kind of fuseable link.
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03-23-2008, 08:43 AM #6
Jon Randolph Guest Re: What is this?
vintage transformer?
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03-23-2008, 08:45 AM #7
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Re: What is this?
telephone or old doorbell system transformer, check for voltage, 24 or 120
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03-23-2008, 06:55 PM #8
daniel nantell Guest Re: What is this?
a device devised by Al Kapone to alert him when the g-men were closing in, you said take a guess ?
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03-24-2008, 12:46 PM #9
Richard Abrams Guest Re: What is this?
It appears to be an old telephone equipment. I have seen these in our area. They powered the phone lines in the house.
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03-25-2008, 05:41 AM #10
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Re: What is this?
Thanks guys. That's what I thought initially as well (vintage telephone/telegraph equip).
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