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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Connections Museum: | The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Connections Museum: | ||
The '''[[CMS:Connections Museum|Connections Museum]]''' is a [[wikipedia:Museum|museum]] that collects, maintains, and displays objects related to connecting people to each other, most notably [[wikipedia:Telephone|telephones]] and [[wikipedia:Telephone_exchange|telephone switching systems]]. | The '''[[CMS:Connections Museum|Connections Museum]]''' is a [[wikipedia:Museum|museum]] in [[wikipedia:Seattle|Seattle, Washington]] that collects, maintains, and displays objects related to connecting people to each other, most notably [[wikipedia:Telephone|telephones]] and [[wikipedia:Telephone_exchange|telephone switching systems]]. | ||
== City-scale telephone switches == | == City-scale telephone switches == | ||
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* a [[wikipedia:Western_Electric|Western Electric]] [[Western Electric 355 A|355 A]] [[wikipedia:Strowger_switch|Strowger Step-by-Step (SXS)]] [[CMS:Strowger Step-by-Step (SXS) Switch|switch]] | * a [[wikipedia:Western_Electric|Western Electric]] [[Western Electric 355 A|355 A]] [[wikipedia:Strowger_switch|Strowger Step-by-Step (SXS)]] [[CMS:Strowger Step-by-Step (SXS) Switch|switch]] | ||
* a Western Electric | * a Western Electric [[CMS:Panel Switch|Panel switch]] from the Rainier/Parkway exchange in Seattle | ||
* a Western Electric [[ | * a Western Electric [[CMS:Number One Crossbar Switch|No. 1 Crossbar (1XB)]] [[CMS:Number One Crossbar Switch|switch]] from the Vermont/Kenwood exchange in Seattle | ||
* a [[North Electric]] [[CMS:CX 100 Switch|CX 100]] from the Battleship California, towns of Wilkeson and Lester, and Camp David and Camp Pigott in Monroe, Washington | * a [[North Electric]] [[CMS:CX 100 Switch|CX 100]] from the Battleship California, towns of Wilkeson and Lester, and Camp David and Camp Pigott in Monroe, Washington | ||
* a Western Electric [[ | * a Western Electric [[CMS:Number Five Crossbar Switch|No. 5 Crossbar (5XB)]] [[CMS:Number Five Crossbar Switch|switch]] from the Adams exchange on Mercer Island | ||
* a Western Electric 3ESS switch from the | * a Western Electric [[Number Three Electronic Switching System|Number Three Electronic Switching System (ESS)]] [[CMS:3ESS (Electronic Switching System)|switch]] from the 890 exchange in Crosby, WA | ||
* a [[wikipedia:Nortel|Nortel]] [[ | * a [[wikipedia:Nortel|Nortel]] [[CMS:DMS-10|DMS-10 switch]] from ADTRAN's headquarters in Huntsville, AL. Previously from a small town in the DFW area of Texas. | ||
== Business-scale telephone systems == | == Business-scale telephone systems == | ||
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* a [[CMS:Payphone Collection|collection]] of [[wikipedia:Payphone|payphones]] | * a [[CMS:Payphone Collection|collection]] of [[wikipedia:Payphone|payphones]] | ||
* a [[wikipedia:Mobile_phone|mobile phone]] [[CMS:Mobile Phone Display|display]] | * a [[wikipedia:Mobile_phone|mobile phone]] [[CMS:Mobile Phone Display|display]] | ||
* a Western Electric [[CMS:Train dispatching telephone system|train dispatching telephone system]] used on the [[wikipedia:Pennsylvania_Railroad|Pennsylvania Railroad]] | |||
== Telephone adjacent exhibits == | == Telephone adjacent exhibits == | ||
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* [[wikipedia:AT&T_Communications_(1984–2010)#AT&T_Long_Lines|AT&T Long Lines]] [[wikipedia:Microwave_transmission|microwave transmission]] [[CMS:AT&T Long Lines Microwave Equipment|equipment]] from several stations in the Pacific Northwest | * [[wikipedia:AT&T_Communications_(1984–2010)#AT&T_Long_Lines|AT&T Long Lines]] [[wikipedia:Microwave_transmission|microwave transmission]] [[CMS:AT&T Long Lines Microwave Equipment|equipment]] from several stations in the Pacific Northwest | ||
* a [[CMS:Power Board|power board]] used to control and monitor power used by telephone switches | * a [[CMS:Power Board|power board]] used to control and monitor power used by telephone switches | ||
* a [[CMS:803C Ringing and Tone Plant|ringing and tone plant]] used to generate alternating current for ringing and acoustic tones played over phones | |||
* a [[CMS:Western Electric Appliances Collection|collection of appliances]] manufactured by Western Electric, the main manufacturer of [[wikipedia:Bell_System|Bell System]] equipment | * a [[CMS:Western Electric Appliances Collection|collection of appliances]] manufactured by Western Electric, the main manufacturer of [[wikipedia:Bell_System|Bell System]] equipment | ||
* a [[CMS:Clear Cubes Display|collection]] of telecommunications engineer tools and [[CMS:Picturephones Display|Picturephones]] | * a [[CMS:Clear Cubes Display|collection]] of telecommunications engineer tools and [[CMS:Picturephones Display|Picturephones]] | ||
* a [[CMS: | * a [[CMS:Outside Plant Display|phone lines construction display]] | ||
* a [[CMS:Portable Step-by-Step|portable step-by-step]] switch custom built to be easily transportable and show the inner workings of step switching | * a [[CMS:Portable Step-by-Step|portable step-by-step]] switch custom built to be easily transportable and show the inner workings of step switching | ||