Retired in place

An orange "RIP" sticker on the museum's Panel Switch indicating that the equipment was retired-in-place.

Retired In Place (RIP) is a designation that was given by the Bell System to telephone equipment that was no longer functional, but had not yet been removed from its place of operation. Usually, a dated sticker was placed on the item to alert employees that the equipment was no longer active, and should not be used. In some cases, such as with the Panel switch in the Seattle Connections Museum, equipment would be retired in place for many decades before being moved.