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Box, Control

Object number2011.116.19 a,b

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Date1967

OriginBuffalo, NY

Mediumvarious metal; rubber; plastic

Credit LineGift of the Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County

DescriptionRoof control equipment.Dimensions(a) Height: 45 ; Length: 48 ; Depth: 21.25
(b) H: 34 ; L: 28.75 ; Dp: 11.5
Inscriptions(a)
Upper front plastic stamped labels: (left to right) "TOP LEAVES"; "UPPER LEAVES" / "ROOF PHAS SHIFTER [sic]" ; "LOWER LEAVES".

Lower front edge: "CLOCKWISE NEEDLE MOVES O LEFT [sic]" / "COUNTER CLOCK...EDLE MOVES TO RIGHT".

Handwritten in black marker on left side: "[upside down] Tunnel 5 / AK".

Black marker handwriting beneath each lever: "KEY [with circle and line]".

(b)
Front door has push buttons connected to circuits; buttons are black and red and each has label (see photos).

Silver and black label beneath center gauge "AUDITORIUM / AUTHORITY / 508".
Marks(a)
On lower front, top left corner is blue circular Westinghouse "W" logo.

Label on lower top left: "Westinghouse / INDUSTRIAL CONTROL / G.O. PGER5136 S.O. PGER5136-1 / DWG. 576D650-56 / S# 1286A38G01 DATE 1967 / SYSTEMS CONTROL DIVISION BUFFALO, N.Y. / NP 180PY49 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. MADE IN U.S.A."

(b)
Three gauges on top of door that measure height of each roof leaf; "Westinghouse" printed on top of each gauge, and "FEET" on each gauge's's bottom.
Historical NotesRoof controls boxes from tunnel in the Civic Arena. These were the "main" controls used for operating the roof. The other controls in the box were more of a "remote" control.

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