UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Busy, wait, enter lamps for the outside of a manager's office or headmaster's study

TonyDuell · 14th Mar 2020, 6:38 pm

Thinking back... The one for the headmaster's door at my Prep. school was a metal plate about the size of a modern double socket plate but with the long axis vertical. There were 3 rectangular lamp covers on it with the words engraved on them. Red (Engaged), Amber (Wait) and Green (Enter). I can't remember what the switch box on the desk looked like, nor did I ever have a chance to take it to bits. There was no bell, you knocked on the door, the headmaster turned the appropriate indicater on and you acted accordingly.

I can't remember if the High Master in the upper school had such a system or not. If he did, it would almost certainly have been of the same type.

14th Mar 2020, 6:38 pm	#20
TonyDuell Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Biggin Hill, London, UK. Posts: 5,215	Re: Busy, wait, enter lamps for the outside of a manager's office or headmaster's stu Thinking back... The one for the headmaster's door at my Prep. school was a metal plate about the size of a modern double socket plate but with the long axis vertical. There were 3 rectangular lamp covers on it with the words engraved on them. Red (Engaged), Amber (Wait) and Green (Enter). I can't remember what the switch box on the desk looked like, nor did I ever have a chance to take it to bits. There was no bell, you knocked on the door, the headmaster turned the appropriate indicater on and you acted accordingly. I can't remember if the High Master in the upper school had such a system or not. If he did, it would almost certainly have been of the same type.