What’s this? Is it a?

[FatAlan]

Sort of thinking is a big old isolator switch (the lump on the right). TT supply, tails split to small garage DB with supply continuing to main house from this switch. Circa Pete999?

 

[buzzlightyear]

I'm trying to picture it.lol.

 

[mattg4321]

Switchfuse most likely with 60A BS3036 inside.

 

[Dustydazzler]

OP

Have you taken the lid off ?

You might find a fuse inside

 

[mattg4321]

It's also a damn good mess

 

[Dustydazzler]

Do I spot a green earth wire at the bottom ?

Love it when I find old green earth cables

 

[Leesparkykent]

It’s a board. Take the cover off and they’re probably be 2 or 4 rewirable fuses in there. Probably from about mid 1950’s

 

[buzzlightyear]

Do I spot a green snake wire

course you saw it .

 

[Pete999]

Sort of thinking is a big old isolator switch (the lump on the right). TT supply, tails split to small garage DB with supply continuing to main house from this switch. Circa Pete999?
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A switched Fuse, in the ON POSITION looks like an MEM one or similar, one fuse only ( Hunt for Red October) give me a fuse.

 

[Leesparkykent]

Like this....2 or 4 fuses

 

[telectrix]

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Like this....2 or 4 fuses

are they fused neutrals i there?

 

[Dave OCD]

No the neutral bar is top right under that black removable shield/cover.

 

[FatAlan]

OP

Have you taken the lid off ?

You might find a fuse inside

Not yet.

OP

Have you taken the lid off ?

You might find a fuse inside

Not yet

 

[FatAlan]

It's also a damn good mess

Correct

 

[Devonchris]

It's one of these. As identified by Lee. 1950 s to early 60,s

Bill Crown 4 way metal fuse box

Old BILL Crown series metal switch containing 4 fuses

www.flameport.com

 

[Pete999]

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Like this....2 or 4 fuses

A metal consumers unit!.

 

[Toneyz]

A metal consumers unit!.

Futureproofing for the pending18th coming in even back then.

 

[The Ghost]

Here be asbestos behind the fuses!

 

[Pete999]

Here be asbestos behind the fuses!

Here be asbestos behind the fuses!

It'll be OK trust me!

 

[Lucien Nunes]

There were a couple of very similar-looking products by Bill Switchgear under the 'Crown' name. This one probably does have four 15A ways, but it could equally be a 60A switchfuse and look basically identical. It think Bill might have used the same metalwork for both.

The equivalent MEM product that Lee shows is either a Memspel or Memspan (one is insulated, the other metal, never could remember which is which), or maybe a Memsplit. In the days before the term 'consumer unit' was popular, there were distribution boards a.k.a fuse boxes, which might or might not have an isolator built in or separate. Then there were switchfuses which had only one outgoing circuit. In the middle were the popular units of two or three ways, which were sufficient for a small installation or a part of one, which were sometimes called splitters.

These later 4-way versions are like overgrown splitters. I think some even had two ratings of fuseway, 2x 30A, 2x 15A often used as 5A, so they would provide for a ring, a cooker and two lighting circuits, or whatever.

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