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OBJECT TYPE: TUMBLER/TOGGLE/SURFACE/SINGLE POLE
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2327.001

MANUFACTURER: Amalgamated Electric
MODEL: 2011-1
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PORCELAIN BASE; BAKELITE CAP & SWITCH; METAL HARDWARE; PRESUMABLY METAL (AND POSSIBLY OTHER MATERIALS) WORKS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 5.2 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: User site
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Amalgamated
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SWITCH USED C. 1935+
Canada: C. 1905 THE FLUSH-TYPE SWITCH REPLACED SURFACE TYPE SWITCH AS FAVORITE IN CANADA. EVEN SO, BEFORE 1930, SNAP AND PUSH-BUTTON TYPE SWITCHES WERE STYLES MOST OFTEN OFFERED TO CANADIANS. THIS SWITCH WAS PROBABLY STILL OFFERED FOR USE IN OLDER HOUSES IN WHICH FLUSH-TYPE SWITCH COULD NOT BE USED. (REF. 1)
Function: TO MAKE OR BREAK A CONNECTION IN AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SURFACE TOGGLE SWITCH.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "AMALGAMATED ELECTRIC/ 6A- 125V. HEPC-APPo 3A-125V" cast in raised print on surface of cap. "MADE IN/ CANADA/ IP/ 2011-1" cast in raised print on underside of ceramic base.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: BLACK GLAZED PORCELAIN BASE; UNDERSIDE OF BASE IN UNFINISHED/NATURAL. BLACK BAKELITE CAP &SWITCH
Decoration: N/A

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Amalgamated Electric, Switch, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1992.2327, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2327.001/

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