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OBJECT TYPE
knife/lever type/combination cut-out/double throw/throw/fuse
DATE
1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2459.001
MANUFACTURER
Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL
13623
LOCATION
Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
slate base/ metal switch, including copper/ synthetic parts/ metal parts

Dimensions

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

Length
11.7 cm
Width
8.3 cm
Height
4.6 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
General Electric
Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
circa 1920+
Canada
A Canadian 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, specifically to disconnect or isolate the entire building from its source of supply.
Technical
Example of a knife switch. At first, all knife switches were mounted on wood or slate panels (later on porcelain) but although these bases were fairly efficient electrically, they were not really suitable for house service work. They were replaced in distributing panels by pull-out fuse-block switches but were still found in catalogues around 1950 (Ref. 1). This is an entrance switch, a device installed at or near the point where the service wires enter a building, to disconnect or isolate the entire building from its source of supply.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
raised lettering on base reads "CGE CO. LTD./ 30.AMP. 125.VOLT."/ raised lettering underside of on base reads "SYM 13623"
Missing
appears complete
Finish
black base/ copper & gold coloured metal/ black synthetic
Decoration
N/A

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