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Date

ca. 1965

Dimensions

15 x 6 1/4 x 3 in. (38.1 x 15.9 x 7.6 cm)

Accession Number

2012.007.002

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Rows of lights (and bells, too) alert Members of Congress of activity in the House Chamber. In the 1960s, when lights were added to the 70 year-old bell system, new electronic wiring communicated with the master call system in the House Chamber. This example of a “star bar controller” once operated a row of star-shaped lights installed in the Rayburn House Office Building.

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