That thing in the middle is a telephone exchange, back in the day when they had telephone operators. A call would come into the operator and they would connect the call by plugging in a cable to the required number......I could go on, but I am fearful of going into mansplain mode!
Probably it was for the hotel or a small establishment ...shut up already!
great place to stop and have a break though, very interesting
THANK YOU! Wait, I am not shouting, so thank you for the heads up. :))
I suspected it could be something used in a central like a radio thingy or similar...
So a telephone exchange! Thanks once again 😇
you're welcome
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange