Switch

Object detail

Accession number

1982.560

Maker

Allan Electrical Company

Description

Knife switch - Allan Electrical Company. 3 knife switches mounted on a wooden board.

Marks

MADE BY / B & S ELECTRICAL / CO. PTY.. LTD.. / SYDNEY. / VOLTS 460/230 / AMPS 300 / CURRENT DC / TYPE B / SER.NO. Z2154 / PATENTED NO. 17293 / NOV. 4TH 1924 Maker's Plate
ALLUM ELECTRICAL CO. LTD. / AUCKLAND / TELEPHONE 32-160 Supplier

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Organic/Vegetal/Wood

Credit Line

Allan Electrical Company. Switch, 1982.560. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Switch, Electrical Switch, Knife Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Electrical & Magnetic T&E Electrical System Components

Collection type

Electrical Industrial Heritage Technology

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Rectangle Font Gas Household hardware Machine Engineering Metal Auto part Room Electrical supply

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Again the brass parts at the right SHOULD be at the bottom. they are the overload devices known as " Dash Pots".

- Steve Miller posted 4 years ago.

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