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Tim:

Are u gonna stick some fuse plugs into it? It looks kinda nekkid without them.

Where'd u find this bad boy?

Hi Group!

Thanks for the comments about the old fuse box and the advice on the asbestos. I can't trace the history of the box since it was an eBay purchase many years ago. It would have been interesting to see the box in its original environment but... I originally bought it cheap, hoping those porcelain fuse holders would be marked “Edison” since they resemble some of those used in the 1880s. It turns out that the box is a little newer though and probably dates to around the turn of the century. I have not been able to find too many fuses from this era – they seem hard to find compared to other items that I collect – so no fuses for this old timer. Here’s what a couple might look like, from this same era, porcelain & brass capped:

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-Tim

PS: Great Forum!


[This message has been edited by Kilokat7 (edited 08-09-2003).]

Tim Tromp
BulbCollector.com