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The Connections Museum is a communications technology history museum in Georgetown, Seattle. It is owned and managed by the Telecommunications History Group. The museum was established in 1986 by former telecom employees. Although there are some other telephone museums in the United States, the Connections Museum is the only one to feature a large collection of working electromechanical central-office equipment—including the famous Panel Office from the early 1920s. (Full article...)
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The Number Five Crossbar Switch (5XB) is from the Adams-2 exchange on Mercer Island. Its configuration in the museum is around one fourth of its original size. It is one of two known 5XB's to exist in the present day. (Full article...)