aerial part id query

[denys jones]

I'm hoping someone can id the shown part.

It is obviously an aerial selection switch catering for two aerial feeds in and one output (there's a third connector set at the bottom).

The shaft on the front is the place for the knob.

It is totally lacking any form of part number and the sole id is a small plaque saying "Washington Institute of Technology Inc" which may have nothing to do with it's manufacture.

Ideas as to origin and aircraft of use?

cheers

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[bdk]

http://www.buzzfile.com/business/Washin ... 4-222-1942

Incorporated in March of 1969. Since this is a technical school, perhaps it was part of some electronics training equipment? Doesn't sound aviation related.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/penn-commercia ... washington

In 1969, four decades after our founding and in response to the growing need for skilled workers in the area, the Washington Institute of Technology was founded and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Private Licensed Trade Schools Board. The Institute started with three electronics students, and in the years to come it would offer quality training in electronics; drafting; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In 1979, Penn Commercial was incorporated into the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The popularity of our offerings and quality of our programs led to significant growth over the years. In 2001, we purchased a building in the Oak Spring Plaza in Washington, Pennsylvania--our current location--and immediately began renovating the 64,000-square-foot facility. The renovated building opened later that same year, offering current technology, various labs and classrooms, a student services center, and ample (free) parking.

[denys jones]

I should have mentioned that the item came to us with a number of items from a private aviation collector's collection.

Stamped into the front cover are the words "homing" and "long range" at the two positions the selector shaft swings between. There is also the legend "N.R.L. NO RA24F 202".

When we received it the elbow connectors on the right still had the cut-off ends of the cables in place and there were some spots of interior green paint (ANA611) left on the nuts.

I'm in New Zealand so we guess it has come out of a lend-lease aircraft of some sort.