Knob and Tube Wiring with Rotary On/Off Switch
Date1928
Mediumwood, porcelain, steel
Dimensions3 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 3 in. (8.9 × 29.8 × 7.6 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Robert Smith
Object numberPC2019.34.6
DescriptionA section of knob and tube wiring with a rotary On/Off switch, attached to a piece of wood. This example of the early standardized method of electrical wiring in buildings was original to the house of 2901 Commercial St. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, built in 1928 by J.B. Harris, a boilermaker for the railroad.On View
Not on view
ca. 1999
