Vintage Tucker Telac Brass / Brown Ceramic British Toggle Light Switch

For all collectors of period homewares or Architectural salvage, we have a genuine Vintage Telac Brass / Brown Ceramic British Toggle Light Switch. It dates to about the 1930s/40s.

The face is brass and the back is brown porcelain.

Approximate size:
Base Diameter: 5.6 cm
Approximate height (base to tip of switch): 4 cm 

It is in fair vintage condition with some paint on the porcelain base. There are also a few scuffs/scratches on the surface of the metal and some pitting. I haven't attempted to polish it as some people prefer to see the patina.

Ceramic base is embossed with:

Part 2660

TUCKER TELAC

2

Made in England

G933

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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JH Tucker & Co were an Electric Accessories Manufacturers founded in Birmingham in 1892 and acquired by Midland Electric Manufacturing Co (MEM) in the 1960s. See attached a 1920s advert for Tucker switches and accessories in the images.