Patch Box

There were several railroad telephone lines entering the depot. This box was used to patch together different lines in case in case there was a problem with one line somewhere. It worked a little bit like a phone company switchboard with jacks that could be inserted into plugs for the various lines. This box was located in the Waupaca depot office. The cut off phone cable still comes into the room. This box ended up being stored in the signal maintainers shed at Holbeck Street.

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