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- OBJECT TYPE
- turn/rotary/snap/cleat/single pole
- DATE
- 1915
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2509.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 61909
- 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 base, shell & 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
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 4.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 6.6 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- User site
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- early 20th 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
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An electrical wiring device used to make or break a connection in an electrical circuit, specifically in domestic lighting. - Technical
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An example of a rotary switch. Edison was one of the very first to give serious 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. From 1880 to 1890 the great majority of switches were of the turn type (Ref. 2). - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering reads "3A. 250V. 5A. 125V./ CAT. NO. 61909" & "PAT. MAY 30, 1905/ G.E. CO. U.S.A."
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- ceramic, porcelain/ metal
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Switch, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1992.2509, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2509.001/
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