Thanks for sharing these with us Chris. Some interesting stuff there! smile

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a CrouseHinds porcelain outlet. Not sure of the application of it


Ah.... A double T-slot receptacle again. Have a look back through the Nostalgia area; we've had several discussion about the use and development of these.

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Also an unusual old brass toggle wall switch with plate


Similar switches were once common in some British applications -- Different mounting arrangement to suit our different boxes and plates, but the same style of toggle. They were fairly common for multi-way switch banks on 1940s/50s installations in schools, commercial buildings, etc.