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- OBJECT TYPE
- CONTACT/DOUBLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0119.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Gurley, W. & L.E.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Troy, New York, 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
- BRASS, COPPER, AND OTHER METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.5 cm
- Width
- 10.6 cm
- Height
- 8.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Electricity & electronics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Gurley
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Troy
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY LATE PART OF 19THC AND EARLY PART OF 20THC
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO MAKE OR BREAK AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- STAMPED IN BASE: 'W. & L.E. GURLEY,/ TROY, N.Y.'/ TAPE AFFIXED TO BASE: 'L 291'/ HANDWRITTEN ON BASE: 'L291'
- Missing
- CONNECTIONS
- Finish
- BASE FRAME PAINTED A COPPER COLOUR/ OTHER METAL PARTS LACQURED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Gurley, W. & L.E., Switch, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0119, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0119.001/
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