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OBJECT TYPE: turn/reciprocating/appliance
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2517.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
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: synthetic base/ metal shell/ porcelain switch handle/ metal parts

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: 8.7 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1930+
Canada: An American made 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, specifically in a heating appliance.
Technical: Example of reciprocating switch which turned on-off in any direction (Ref. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on base reads "UNIVERSAL", "L.F. & G.", "PATENTED MARCH 7. 1922"/ incised lettering on shell reads MADE IN U.S.A. UND. LAB. INSP.", "DIAMOND H SWITCH", "10A. 125V. 5A. 250V."/ raised lettering on shell reads "OFF LOW MED FULL"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: black base/ gold coloured shell/ glazed white switch handle
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Switch, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.2517, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2517.001/

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