Artwork : ArchiveNo00010

Electricity Junction Box 1920

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Contributor Name	Portsmouth City Museum
Contributor Image	ros_web.jpg
Profession
Location	Old Portsmouth
Collection Date	11.10.06
Artefact Name	Electricity Junction Box
Artefact Description	Large iron box, painted dark green. 3m x 80cm approx. The box still contains electric cables. Portsmouth's crest embossed on the front of the box. Poor condition.
Artefact Date	1920
Artefact Stored	Museum store
Artefact Form	0010-junction_box_dust.jpg
Artefact Image	0010.jpg
Sample Taken	Rust, dust, mortar, soil and flaked paint
Sample Image
History of Artefact	Designed uniquely for Portsmouth, with the crest of Portsmouth on the front. It was used until recently as Portsmouth used to generate its own electricity before connecting up to the national grid. It was buried two feet under the ground at Monkton Road, Portsmouth.
Historian	Rosalinda Hardiman
Previous Owners	It was located in Monckton Road.
Special Memories
Artwork Image	0010-dust_electric_box.jpg

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