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OBJECT TYPE
turn/rotary
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2448.001
MANUFACTURER
Paiste, H.T.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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
metal shell & parts/ porcelain base/ hard rubber switch handle

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
N/A
Height
5.7 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
7.3 cm
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA
Paiste
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Pennsylvania
City
Philadelphia

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
late 19th century
Canada
An American made switch of a type used in Canadian households. 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, specifically in domestic lighting.
Technical
An example of a rotary switch, turned in one direction to give on-off-on-off alternately. From 1880 to 1890 the great majority of switches were of the turn type. Edison was one of the very first to give attention to the question of the branch switch. Out of the many possible movements, he chose that of turning, partly through its association with the gas tap. He thought that it would be a good selling point to allow his customers to turn electricity on or off in the same manner as they were accustomed to dealing with gas (Ref. 3).
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
red lettering on underside reads "H.T. PAISTE/ ? AMP/ PAT. MAR 17 188?/ PHILA, PA"
Missing
appears complete
Finish
nickel plated shell/ partially glazed white base/ black switch handle
Decoration
N/A

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