ELECTRIC LIGHT SWITCHES

T1980.22.a-f

Six fluted brass electric light switches. Base in Ceramic, possibly vitreous china. The round switch knobs are flat at the pivot. No makers marks. The switches are early twentieth century and probably pre-1939. (Illustrations of switches in Bairds 1939 Catalogue are bakelite - metal electrical switches may have been recognised as dangerous by that date).

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: T1980.22.a-f
Accession Date: 23 Jan 1980

Material

Brass/Metal

brass, earthenware

Measurement

diameter60mm
width50mm

 

 

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