Light switch mount
- PART OF:
- The Bob
- Made:
- 1915-1930 in unknown place and United Kingdom
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Wooden light switch mount. About 1920. Circular wooden block with recess to rear. White-painted finish.
Part of the Bob Gray collection of electrical objects.
Prior to modern plastering techniques and the invention of rawlplugs, pattresses, like this, were used to create a flat surface upon which to fix light switches.
Details
- Category:
- Electricity Supply
- Object Number:
- Y2012.15.44
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) and paint
- Measurements:
-
76 mm x 25 mm, 76 mm, 5 g
- type:
- mounting block
- credit:
- Mr Robert Gray
