Switch, dimmer
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VARIABLE RESISTANCE
- DATE
- 1909
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1544.001
- MANUFACTURER
- E.S.I. CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Rochester, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY & SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 7.0 cm
- Height
- 7.0 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
- ESI
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Rochester
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
.1 WEAKENS OR STRENGTHENS ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW WHICH RESULTS IN A BRIGHTENING OR WEAKENING OF LIGHT/.2 ALLOWS ELECTRICAL DEVICE TO BE CONNECTED TO DIMMER IN SUCH A WAY THAT IT CAN STILL RECEIVE FULL POWER EVEN WHEN DIMMER IS IN OPERATION - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MARKED 'PATENTED/ E.S.I. CO./ ROCHESTER. N.Y./ U.S.A.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- SILVERTONE BODY & BLACK COMPONENTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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E.S.I. CO., Switch, dimmer, after 1909, Artifact no. 1992.1544, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1544.001/
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