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Electricity Comes to Lviv’s Residential Buildings: Antique Electrical Panels

Areta — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 11:14:19 +0000

Dozens of prewar electrical panels can be found inside the entryways of many of Lviv’s old buildings. Although more than one hundred years have passed since they were installed, these devices continue to supply power. Here’s a look at how electricity first came to Lviv’s residential buildings and the role […]

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Manhole Covers in Stockholm

Areta — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:11:36 +0000

I didn’t find many old manhole covers in Stockholm, and the ones that I did find were all connected to the telecommunications infrastructure, in particular, from the company Rikstelefon (see also Rikstelefon’s phone booths and markers). This one dates from 1909 – it is similar to Swedish-made manhole cover that […]

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Rikstelefon Markers

Areta — Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:51:42 +0000

There are quite a few of these Rikstelefon markers in Stockholm. Rikstelefon was a brand of Televerket, which was a Swedish government agency responsible for telecommunications from 1853 to 1993. The makers include numbers and an arrow so I assume they point to a manhole cover or something else that […]

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Rikstelefon Phone Booths

Areta — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 15:39:31 +0000

A few old Rikstelefon phone booths can still be found in Stockholm. Rikstelefon was a brand of Televerket, which was a Swedish government agency responsible for telecommunications from 1853 to 1993. Other traces of this company can be found around Stockholm on manhole covers and markers. Rikstelefon means that the […]

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Swedish Manhole Cover in Riga

Areta — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:06:49 +0000

n Riga I found a manhole cover dating from 1901. Upon researching it later, I realized it was made by the Swedish company called Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolag. Sweden’s first telecom operating company (founded in 1883), Stockholms Allmänna Telefonaktiebolaget (Stockholm General Telephone Company) (SAT) installed and operated telephone equipment. The company had […]

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