An Electro-matic traffic signal control box on Shakespeare Street in the Maryhill area of Glasgow. Introduced in the 1930s, this system used pressure pads set into the road to detect approaching traffic and automatically change the lights accordingly. It was produced by the Automatic Telephone and Electric (ATE) Company of Liverpool, which disappeared when it merged with Plessey in 1961.

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