Vintage Crabtree Brass / White Ceramic British Toggle Light Switch With Square Base 

For all collectors of period homewares or Architectural salvage, we have a genuine Vintage Crabtree Brass / White Ceramic British Toggle Light Switch With Square Base. It dates to about the 1930s.

The face is circle-shaped brass and the back is white square-shaped vitreous ceramic/porcelain. A very unusual design.

Approximate size:
Base Width/ Height: 4.5 cm
Approximate height (base to tip of switch): 4 cm 

Ceramic is embossed with:

It is in reasonably good vintage condition. There are scuffs on the surface, and the brass is discoloured/pitted but may benefit from a careful polish.

The switch is not up to current IEE regulations. It has not been restored or tested, and is sold as a collector’s item only.

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The brand, Crabtree, still exists today as one of the brands manufactured by ‘Electrium:’ one of the UK’s leading electrical groups and a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Holdings plc since 2006.