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OBJECT TYPE: TUMBLER/TOGGLE/SURFACE
DATE: 1915–1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2340.001

MANUFACTURER: Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co.
MODEL: 3777-12
LOCATION: 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: PORCELAIN BASE; BRASS COVER; SYNTHETIC SWITCH HANDLE.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.7 cm
Width: 5.7 cm
Height: 4.5 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: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SWITCH PROBABLY USED C. 1915-1925+
Canada: THIS TYPE OF SWITCH WAS USED IN CANADA.
Function: TO MAKE OR BREAK A CONNECTION IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT.
Technical: C. 1905, TUMBLER SWITCHES BECAME SIMPLER & THINNER. IN CANADA, FLUSH TYPE REPLACED SURFACE STYLE SWITCHES IN POPULARITY. BEFORE 1930, TURN (SNAP) TYPE AND PUSH BUTTON STYLE SWITCHES WERE MOST OFTEN OFFERED IN CANADIAN CATALOGUES. THIS SWITCH WAS STILL PROBABLY OFFERED TO CONSUMERS, AS SUITABLE FOR OLDER HOUSES. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "MADE IN U.S.A." and "3777_12/ MA/ CONNECTED" marked on underside of base. "UND. LAB. INSP. H&H/ 2A. 250V. 5A. 125V." stamped into one edge of cover.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: WHITE CERAMIC BASE; DULL BRASS COLOUR SHELL OR COVER; DARK BROWN MOULDED SYNTHETIC SWITCH HANDLE.
Decoration: N/A

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Hart & Hegeman Mfg. Co., Switch, between 1915–1925, Artifact no. 1992.2340, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2340.001/

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