On 1/19/2011 3:06 PM Dean Hoffman spake thus:

David Nebenzahl wrote:

On 1/18/2011 7:54 PM Dean Hoffman spake thus:

frank1492 wrote:

These may date back to the 60's not sure, and they may be
discontinued as I can't find them anywhere on the Net. I have
an electrical box with three small wall toggle switches rated
10 amps each. Mine are made by Bryant. They snap into a stamped
metal triplex "bracket" which then mounts in any standard small
rectangular electric box. With the box mounted with its long
dimension horizontal, the three switches would toggle up and
down. Can someone give me the history of these and let me know
if they are still available?

Can't help with the history and such but you might look here
http://www.alliedelec.com/ if you're looking for replacements. I
don't know if Allied sells retail but at least you'll have an
idea what's available.

Sorry to bug you about this, but why do people suggest Allied for
household *electrical* items?

Just because of their big selection of whatever. They seemed like
a place to look for odd stuff.

But not that kind of odd stuff. Use your head; they're an *electronics*
supplier, like DigiKey, Mouser, Jameco, etc. These places don't stock
light switches and duplex outlets and home electrical circuit breakers.
Just like an electrical supply house won't have polyester capacitors,
resistors and 3-terminal voltage regulators.

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