old fuse board dateing

Baker1988 · Mar 21, 2012

hi all i have just moved into a new house and i saw a box in the corner about 9 foot up the wall i opened it and this is what i saw it looks like a really old fuse board it is not in service we have a new splitboard. i was just wondering if any one new any thing about the history like how old it is and stuff like that as i have never seen any thing like this before

Engineer54 · Mar 21, 2012

That is a very old fuse board, 1930's or even before!! A 3 circuit board fused in both live and neutral.....

Whats the manufacturers name on the porcelain fuse carriers?? Never seen that design before myself!! lol!!

Baker1988 · Mar 21, 2012

Is it really that old thats pretty cool really cool. I thought it had 6 circuits i did not know that both live an neutral was fused

Engineer54 · Mar 21, 2012

Baker1988 said:
Is it really that old thats pretty cool really cool. I thought it had 6 circuits i did not know that both live an neutral was fused

It was Very common before the later WYLEX and MEM CU's came on the scene!! Due i think to regulation changes, maybe within the 12th or early 13th edition. ....But i'm only guessing there!! lol!!

MarkieSparkie · Mar 21, 2012

It looks like a Davenport board, an American company that ceased trading in 1937 as result of the great depression. As others have said likely to be fused in both L & N as that was the practice at the time. Definitely one for the electrical museum.

malcolmsanford · Mar 21, 2012

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hi all i have just moved into a new house and i saw a box in the corner about 9 foot up the wall i opened it and this is what i saw it looks like a really old fuse board it is not in service we have a new splitboard. i was just wondering if any one new any thing about the history like how old it is and stuff like that as i have never seen any thing like this before

What do you mean new split board!!!! .......................seems like only last week I put that in