PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEMS
House Tubes

House Tubes are used internally within a building.  In most GSC Exchanges there was generally at least one House Tube that was used to send fault dockets from the Switchboard to the Test Desk engineers.

Exchange Switchboard - Fault dockets being despatched to Desk Desk (1942)

 

Exchange Test Desk - Fault docket receipt from Switchboard (1942)

 

Horsham Exchange Switchboard - Tube to test Desk (1960)
Despatch on left and receive on right

 

Faraday Building House Tubes - Fault Control end (1947)

 

 
 
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