Switch key
Also known as: Strömbrytarnyckel
Record status
Individual type · partial
Switch key is held by Naval Museum (Sweden). Description supplied by the holding institution: Key with an even, rounded bit. The bit is provided with six hollowed-out small holes on each side, which give the key its unique identity. Stamped marking at the top of the bit: "HW01253". Over the bit sits a handle in black Bakelite, angled with a larger part protruding downwards at an almost 90-degree angle from the bit. The bit is fastened with a screw in the handle. The collection record gives material recorded as Metall; Bakelitt [Metal; Bakelite]; measurements Bredd 56.0 mm; Tjocklek 25.0 mm [Width 56.0 mm; Thickness 25.0 mm]; format: image/jpeg; text/plain. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Metall; Bakelitt
- Dimensions
- Bredd 56.0 mm; Tjocklek 25.0 mm
Technical characteristics
- Format recorded
- image/jpeg; text/plain
Identification
- Europeana id
- /916108/smm_mm_object_MM25155B
- Museum object name
- Strömbrytarnyckel
- Holding institution
- Naval Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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