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OBJECT TYPE: TUMBLER/FLUSH/INDICATING
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2341.001

MANUFACTURER: Hubbell
MODEL: P-1042
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & BAKELITE CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 10.3 cm
Width: 4.1 cm
Height: 4.3 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: Hubbell
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SWITCH USED AS OF 1939.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF SWITCH TYPE USED IN CANADA DURING PERIOD 1939+
Function: TO MAKE OR BREAK A CONNECTION IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.
Technical: THE TUMBLER SWITCH IS ONE OF THE MOST CHARACTERISTIC BRITISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSTALLATION PRACTICE. COMING INTO REGULAR USE BY 1890, IT RAPIDLY SUPERSEDED ALL OTHER MOVEMENTS IN ITS HOMELAND AND ULTIMATELY, WENT ABROAD TO REPLACE THE ESTABLISHED TURN AND TWO-PUSH BUTTONS ARRANGEMENT IN AMERICA AND EUROPE. IN CANADA, THE TUMBLER SWITCH BECAME POPULAR ONLY AFTER 1930. (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "HUBBELL" and "L/ P-1042/ X" cast in raised print on casing back. "10A./ T./ 20A./ 250V./ 125V", "UND. LAB./ INSP." & "PAT'D" stamped into metal frame surrounding switch handle. Switch labelled "ON" & "OFF"; "HUBBELL" cast in raised print on switch handle end.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DARK BROWN CAP AND SWITCH HANDLE.
Decoration: N/A

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Hubbell, Switch, circa 1939, Artifact no. 1992.2341, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2341.001/

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