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Telephone Operator Headset
Overview
Telephone Operator Headset (1950s – 1960s)
Historical information
These Bakelite headsets would have been worn by switchboard operators at a Manual Telephone Exchange. The operator would communicate with callers, who they would then transfer to the person they wished to speak to, using a series of electrical cords or switches.
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Registration number
cwa-org-124-2022.183
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Contextual Information
This headset used between 1962-1974 by Nancy Sherwood at the Busselton Exchange
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Donated by Nancy Sherwood.
"In 1975, at the change-over from PMG (Post Master General) to Post Office & Telecom, telephonists were each given this badge."
"In 1975, at the change-over from PMG (Post Master General) to Post Office & Telecom, telephonists were each given this badge."
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