Item ST 28728 Switchboard - Field Telephone, Ediswan, World War I, circa 1915

Summary

Alternative Name(s): Field Telephone Plug Board

Field telephone plug board, period 1914-1916, capacity 2 x 6 lines. Made in brass with six fuses contained in wooden box with six plugs.

Part of a collection of items, many from World War I, donated by J. Synan in 1973. A Harold Synan from Melbourne served in the 29th Battalion in World War I - service no. 3663. He was born c.1898, was wounded in the war but survived, and died in 1976. Any connection to the donor is unknown.

Physical Description

Capacity 2 x 6 lines. Made in brass with six fuses contained in wooden box with six plugs. With two spare fuses and seven spare carbon contacts.