Time Switch [Ghielmetti]

Object detail

Accession number

2011.133

Maker

Ghielmetti Company

Production period

1930s

Description

A silver coloured time switch with a circular glass window. These switches were commonly used to switch street lighting on at dusk and off at dawn. These early mechanisms did not have an automatic adjustment to allow for the difference in seasonal hours of daylight. This was something that was built into later mechanisms. 230 volt, 25 ampere

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

Ghielmetti Company. Time Switch [Ghielmetti], 2011.133. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Instrument, Electrical Meter, Electric Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Electrical & Magnetic T&E Electrical & Magnetic Measurement Devices

Production place

Solothurn Switzerland Western Europe Europe

Collection type

Electrical Industrial Heritage Technology

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