Float switch
Device screwed to the floor of the Youville Pumping Station. Conduction of electricity?
- Accession Number 1998.6
- Materials metal, paint
- Measurements 103 x 31 x 29 cm
Historical context
This float switch comes from the old D’Youville pumping station, located at 173 Place D’Youville in Old Montreal. It was used to turn the pumps on and off, depending on the water level.
Inaugurated in 1915 in response to flooding and sanitation problems caused by sewage, this pumping station was the third to be built in Montreal, but the first to be powered by electricity. Designed by engineer Stuart Howard, the station...
- Accession Number 1998.6
- Materials metal, paint
- Measurements 103 x 31 x 29 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 1998.006
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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