Electric switchboard

Object detail

Accession number

2013.374

Production period

1910s

Description

Large marble slab inset with amp meters, knife switches, and circuit breakers. On steel frames. Six parts which when together formed the switchboard for the Chelsea Sugar Refinery. Parts made in England, switchboard constructed in New Zealand.

Marks

GEC Maker's Mark

Media/Materials

Inorganic/Stone/Marble
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Glass

Credit Line

Electric switchboard, 2013.374. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

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

Production place

New Zealand

Subject

New Zealand Sugar Company Limited Steam power plants

Collection type

Industrial Heritage Technology

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