Switch
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1992.2456.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- tumbler/flush/3-way
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2456.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Smith & Stone Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- porcelain cup/ synthetic (bakelite) switch handle/ metal parts
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.2 cm
- Width
- 4.2 cm
- Height
- 4.5 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
- Smith Stone
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- mid 20th century
- Canada
-
A Canadian 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
-
A type of switch made in Canada & used in Canadian households. The tumbler switch was one of the most characteristic British contributions to wiring installation practice. Coming into regular use around 1890, it rapidly superceded all other movements in Britain & ultimately went abroad to replace the established turn & two-button arrangements in America & Europe. The Kelvin switch of 1881 showed a radical departure from the influence of the gas tap. In Canada, the tumbler switch became popular only after 1930 (Ref. 1&2). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised logo on switch handle reads "S S"; same logo moulded on underside/ incised lettering reads "6 A/ 125 V" & "3 A/ 250 V"
- Missing
- 1 screw/ plate
- Finish
- white ceramic/ brown switch handle/ plated metal
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Smith & Stone Ltd., Switch, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1992.2456, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2456.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.