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The screw terminals were on the front of switches many, many years ago.

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The ground wire is connected to the light fixture lead and is pigtailed to the box, if it is metal.

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The unlabeled brass terminal screws are for the travelers to get connected to.

Finally the newest type of 3 way would be the smart switch.

The upper right screw gets the red wire from the right box 4-cond.

If you run across an older switch without a grounding screw, it should be replaced with a newer, grounded switch.

He drilled holes completely thru 10 inch log walls to install switch boxes, hung lights from ceiling beams in the wrong place, all of our outlets the polarity reversed-except for the ones I did in the garage and the kitchen.