Electrical installation from 1950s

[RF Lighting]

Here's an early DP FCU

 

[bernardgreen]

BEAUTIFUL

I want some for my cottage,

 

[streetlighter]

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• streetlighter
• 9 Apr 2013
• 1

This is EXACTLY what I've been looking out for - I have never even seen a picture or drawing of a 13A socket with dolly switch before.

Is that a brass faceplate too?

Yes I believe it was at one point Brass but has gone dull with age, I've never had chance to take one of these sockets off but they look a lot like the light switched that where made by Crabtree.
Wish I could have got in before they closed the depot and rescued some of this gear.

 

[streetlighter]

Great pictures RF I love finding old electrical parts under floorboards

 

[AllowAllGarages]

Looking good, I love 50s stuff

 

[sparkwright]

Don't fancy changing my kitchen switched fused spurs for the ones like RF have shown us.

Anyone know why there's four holes on the fuse 'modules'? Are these to fit a tool to unscrew the cover? Don't imagine you would need a tool.

Or is it like the mysterious hole that Bic biros used to have (don't think they have them now)?

 

[bernardgreen]

I recall the holes were to allow test probes to see if the fuse was blown. My uncle had a couple of similar ones in his shed. Probably had to be 4 holes to ensure there was a hole over both terminals no matter where the cap stopped ( jammed ) while being tightened. I also recall one that had jammed and the cover had to be cracked in half to replace the fuse.

The hole in the biro was to allow the ink to leak out and ruin the shirt pocket.

 

[empip]

Pen cap hole to prevent (?) child / person from choking if cap inhaled...