Plate, switch

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OBJECT TYPE: double/rotary/flush
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2746.001

MANUFACTURER: Perkins Electric Switch Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, 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: brass?

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: Perkins
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: early 20th century
Canada: An example of a switch cover of a type used in Canada. Part of a large and varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired and documented by Ontario Hydro in the1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada and was donated to the National Museum of Science and Technology in 1992.
Function: A cover for a wall switch box, exposed wiring and the opening around a switch
Technical: Switches & receptacles can not be mounted in walls leaving untidy openings around them, nor can the terminals be left exposed for that would not be safe. Therefore they are covered with wall plates or face plates after installation (Ref. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: incised lettering on back reads "THE PERKINS/ ELECTRIC/ SWITCH MFG. CO./BRIDGEPORT, CT" and "PATENTED/ MARCH 27. 1894/ NOVEMBER 26, 1901"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: plated metal
Decoration: N/A

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Perkins Electric Switch Mfg. Co., Plate, switch, after 1901, Artifact no. 1992.2746, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2746.001/

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