Rotary electric light switch

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Date Made: 1882Date Made: 1887

Associated Person: Edison, Thomas AlvaMaker: Bergmann & Co.

Place Made: United States: New York

See more items in: Work and Industry: Electricity, Energy & Power, Industry & Manufacturing

Exhibition: Lighting a Revolution

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: from George C. Maynard

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: EM.181754Catalog Number: 181754Accession Number: 33261

Object Name: Switchelectrical switchOther Terms: Switch; Components; Power and Lighting; Power and Lighting

Measurements: overall: 4 1/2 in x 5 in; 11.43 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-2959-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_712834

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