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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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