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Bruce
That little traveling crane actually has a working chain hoist. I've got it hooked up lifting a tiny boiler I had in the parts box. Yes, the control panel is fully functional. The little blank 'buttons' are supposed to be junction boxes but the wires just pass through them and to the switches. The miniature rotary switches are fully functional. The lights and motor run on 110-120V and their wiring passes through the switchboard. One switch is for the panel (cherub) light, another for the lamp over the engine, next is for the two lamps in the tool room, and last one is for the motor. The switches work but are old and worn so I leave them all in the 'on' position and use a master switch on the power cord. The bulbs, by the way, are period antique bulbs from Germany that are 220V so they glow dimly on 110-20. I also wired in a tiny secondary switch for the motor that's hidden under the base. That way I can turn all the lights on without running the motor every time. Hope this makes sense.
Brent