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- OBJECT TYPE
- push-button/double/flush/3-way shallow
- DATE
- 1915
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2480.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric
- MODEL
- M4547004
- 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 cup/ bakelite push-buttons/ metal parts
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.3 cm
- Width
- 4.4 cm
- Height
- 4.4 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
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- circa 1915+
- Canada
-
A switch of a type used in Canada. 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
-
An electrical wiring device used to make or break a connection in an electrical circuit. - Technical
-
The first patent for a push-button switch was granted to Ediswan in 1895. The single push-button switch had the disadvantage of not indicating if the switch is open or closed & has seldom been used. The two button arrangement, however, was free from this defect & enjoyed great popularity in America (Ref. 2). Canadian General Electric was offering this type of switch in its catalogue by 1905. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised logo on buttons reads "GE"/ raised lettering on underside reads "M4547004"/ incised lettering on metal reads "5A 250V/ 10A 125V" & "C.G.E."
- Missing
- plate/ screws
- Finish
- unglazed white porcelain/ brown buttons/ metallic parts
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric, Switch, circa 1915, Artifact no. 1992.2480, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2480.001/
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