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OBJECT TYPE: turn/rotary
DATE: 1889
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2442.001

MANUFACTURER: Edison General Electric Co.
MODEL: 2655
LOCATION: New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: brass shell/ metal switch handle/ porcelain base/ metal parts

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 13.7 cm
Height: 11.5 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: Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: late 19th century
Canada: An American made switch of a type used in Canada. Part of a large & varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired & documented by Ontario Hydro in the 1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest & most comprehensive of its kind in Canada & was donated to the National Museum of Science & Technology in 1992.
Function: An electrical wiring device used to make or break a connection in an electrical circuit.
Technical: An example of a rotary switch, turned in one direction to give on-off-on-off alternately (Ref. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: incised lettering on shell reads "EDISON GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ PATENTED APRIL 2, 1889/ 80 LIGHTS/ NEW YORK U.S.A."/ raised lettering on underside reads "514"
Missing: complete
Finish: gold coloured shell & switch/ glazed white base
Decoration: N/A

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Edison General Electric Co., Switch, after 1889, Artifact no. 1992.2442, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2442.001/

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