Vintage NASA control panel


I picked up this panel on eBay back in 2000. The seller knew nothing of its origins except that it was "NASA surplus." I am now trying to identify where it was used.
It's labeled "Propellent & Facility Panel," and measures 19" wide and 17.5" tall. My guess is that it comes from the blockhouse of one of NASA's early launch facilites.
When I first got it, many of the toggle switches were missing. I've replaced them with nearly identical switches from a contemporary source.
Click on the image to open a larger (2440 x 2270) photo of the panel in a new window, ideal for reading the individual indicator labels.


An embossed Dymo tape label stuck on the bottom of the panel reads "3A2 PANEL"


The panel has rails for sliding it into a rack mount.


In this view you can see the panel's serial number stamped in ink on the right side of the first cross member behind the panel.
You can also see which switches I had to replace. The ones with black bases are original, the ones with reddish bases are new, and are not wired in to the panel.


This is a close up of the number, which reads "10421697-D ASSY".






There is a hand-written mark in pencil indicating that the "J-3" connector goes to the tower.


The manufacturer's labels on the custom made illuminated displays were dated from 1960 and 1961, which would make it too new to have been used for the Mercury program.


These numbers are stamped into the metal in various places on the frame. My guess is that they are part numbers. Note that they originally ended in "A", but that was overstamped with a "B"


NASA stuck an official asset tag on the top right of the panel's face. It uses the "worm" version of NASA's logo, which they adopted in 1975.


If you have any information that could help me positively identify what facility this panel was orignally installed in, please contact me at astrobeej@strafe.com.
Thank you for attention.