Can anybody identify this item?

[DerekM]

Hello,

I wonder if anybody can identify the item in the attached photographs?

We moved into a victorian property (circa 1900) last year and currently renovating.

We pulled up floorbaords in the hall the other day and found the item in the attached photographs. It's made of iron and has the following imprinted on the front: "15A 250V Made in England". It has two cloth covered wires feeding in from the bottom and two more feeding out the top.

Can anybody tell us more about this item? How old is it? What exactly is it? Where can we find more information about it? I've tried googling but haven't found anything as yet.

Laying close to it was a lead covered section of cable roughly 1/2 inch in diameter which splits into two at one end? Is this related to the other item?

Any help in identifying this item will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

Derek

 

[Guitarist]

yes looks like and old mem switch fuse to me as others have said also made by other companies as well.I have an old book with these things in and it also lists all the kit needed to rewire a house,although it does state that the work should be done by an electrician and that the info is to help you get the right job done.think its from around the 1950,s.

And now we have B&Q listing all the kit for a complete rewire. Nothing much has changed except we now have "George" telling you how to do it in 3 easy steps ...

 

[Knobhead]

If you have a look on BBCi there’s a new series Brick by Brick. It shows the rebuilding of Hendon aerodrome’s control tower at the RAF museum. The fuse board is incredible, housed in a glass fronted Romanesque oak cabinet, it’s a work of art. Pity it’s just a fleeting look, it’s about 2/3rds of the way through.

Cabinet, it’s the size of a very large wardrobe!