Switch box
Siemens AG
Category
Historic Services / Electricity supply
Date
Unknown
Materials
unspecified
Collection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275497
Summary
A historic system comprising of a Siemens Box No. 2245 main switch box with original line in cable. Famed for having had its own domestic electricity supply for both electric heating and lighting but unfortunately little remains in the accumulator house of the original plant. Only mounting for an engine block, tiled underfloor ducting and wood wall mount.
Provenance
Bequest of George Bernard Shaw, 1950
Makers and roles
Siemens AG, manufacturer