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OBJECT TYPE: turn/rotary
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2443.001

MANUFACTURER: Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 2665
LOCATION: 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/ porcelain base/ hard rubber switch handle/ paper insulation/ 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: 10.8 cm
Height: 8.0 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: Hart Hegeman
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1915+
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, this type to control 80 lights
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: raised lettering on underside reads "H&H/ 2655" & " PAT NOV 5 95 JAN 26 97 NOV 24 03 PAT APPLD FOR"/ raised lettering on switch handle reads "THE HART & HEGEMAN MF'G CO. " & "HART/ SWITCH"/ black lettering reading "ON" under shell
Missing: complete
Finish: nickel plated shell/ black switch handle/ partially glazed white base
Decoration: N/A

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Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co., Switch, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1992.2443, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2443.001/

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