Hi All,
Yesterday (1 Aug, 2011) I had the pleasure of driving down south of Pittsburg Kansas, and meeting SC telephone enthusiast, collector and restorer William Whitlow. He has a shop that is awe inspiring!
Anyway, he had a section of SXS relay frame that is now in my garage, and will be sandblasted and painted this week. The dimensions are 5' by 9', and included are the two uprights, two top angle iron peices, and the bottom 4" foot angle iron.
I have two questions about this device. First, what was the 'official' hardware sizes (nuts, bolts, washers) that would have been used in a CO, and second, what kind of 'shelves' would have been used to mount the switches on?
Thanks in advance! And by the way, if anyone gets a chance to meet Bill, he is (like every phone and TTY person that I have met so far, either on line or in real life) a tremendous person of the highest character. A real gentleman!
Best,
Joe Herdler
