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- OBJECT TYPE
- tumbler/flush/single pole
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2482.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co.
- MODEL
- X8381
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- porcelain cup/ metal switch handle & parts/ synthetic parts
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.2 cm
- Width
- 3.8 cm
- Height
- 4.9 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 1925
- 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
-
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 Coming into regular use around 1890, it rapidly superceded all other movements in Britain & ultimately went abroad to replace the established turn & two-button arrangements in America & Europe (Ref. 3). In Canada, the tumbler switch became popular only after 1930; before that flush turn & two-button switches were favoured. Tha Hart & hegeman Co. was founded in 1890 (Ref. 1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on porcelain reads "H&H [logo], "X8381" & "MADE IN U.S.A."/ incised lettering on metal fasteners reads "UND. LAB. INSP./ MADE IN U.S.A." & "10A. 125V./ 5A. 250V."
- Missing
- plate
- Finish
- unglazed white porcelain/ black & metallic parts
- Decoration
- N/A
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Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co., Switch, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1992.2482, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2482.001/
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