Re: Weird under-dash control

Posted by HH56 On 2024/2/21 20:14:35

With the threads on the base I would almost bet it is a repurposed house light switch of the type used with the old knob and tube surface wiring up thru the 30s or maybe a bit later. After the war that system was replaced with much safer wiring whenever possible but is still around in some old houses. The switch looks to have a missing cover unless you removed it for the photo. You often see the switches in old movies and as I recall, there was one which was prominently featured in an episode of MASH with a plot where the switch and wiring caught fire. Here is a photo of a similar example of the type.

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