Intercom

DuKane intercom systems, same brand I saw in all my public school buildings.

I believe we had that same name brand at Nanticoke State Hosital, but it didnt have all those buttons

Wait? was this placean asylum or just a theraoutic school thing, because couldnt those be dangerous for the violent ones.

The secrecy button was turned ON! Are you crazy taking a picture of it? I fear you are in great danger.

This reminds me of the PA system ot the school I went to.

They are calling Dr. Moe, Dr. Larry, and Dr. Curly.

Paging Mr Motts...Mr Motts...Please come to the nurse's station....we have some rooms that need pictures done...thank you

Dukane is still in the nurse call (and as mentioned by other posters, school PA) system business! Although the model shown here is LONG discontinued. The company is now owned by GE.

This is more of an intercom/call for help system than a paging system. A button on a cord (looks a lot like a ring-in button for a Jeopardy game show) plugs into the CALL CORD jack on the front of the station. The patient can hold it while they are in bed. When the patient needs a nurse, they push the button and the CALL light comes on. Outside their room above the door a light comes on as well. At the nurse's station there would be a master console so the nurse could communicate with the patient in the room.

The secrecy switch would allow the nurse at the nurse's station to talk into the room, but the nurse would not be able to listen in on the room.

This is the exact intercom found in the old abandoned Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Dispensary. The building was used as a hospital for the astronauts during the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.

I once made the mistake of hooking a Dukane intercom amp
(Along with a Crate guitar amp) to the same speaker in a misguided attempt at greater volume ... blew the !@#$ outta my original crate amp, but the Dukane lived....tough stuff!
Motts, you take the mundane, and make it magic! You rock!