![](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/41/177/large_thumbnail_1975_0359__0001_.jpg)
Mercury switch
- Made:
- circa 1950 in United Kingdom
![Mercury switch](https://coimages.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/126/898/medium_cd0701_028_121212_2003_22_120_3_mercury_switch.jpg)
Mercury tube type 8-40A for a mercury tilt switch.
Details
- Category:
- Telecommunications
- Object Number:
- Y2003.22.120.3
- Measurements:
-
Overall: 60 mm x 120 mm, 638 g
- type:
- switching unit
- credit:
- Gift of British Telecommunications plc