An electric space heating thermostat, a marker of what would prove to be a relatively short blip in time when electrical energy in much of Canada was plentiful and highly promoted for residential space heating. With 21 ampere capacity, conveniently configured for mounting on a standard electrical wall box, it is decorated with red logo and stencilled \u201cElectric Heating\u201d, in Honeywell\u2019s then well known, high style gold-look, Honeywell T46, circa 1959. [See also ID # 224]<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Features:<\/strong> Technical Significance:<\/strong> Industrial Significance:<\/strong> An electric space heating thermostat, a marker of what would prove to be a relatively short blip in time when electrical energy in much of Canada was plentiful and highly promoted for residential space heating. With 21 ampere capacity, conveniently configured for mounting on a standard electrical wall box, it is decorated with red logo and stencilled \u201cElectric Heating\u201d, in Honeywell\u2019s then well known, high style gold-look, Honeywell T46, circa 1959. [See also ID # 224]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","cpt_portfolio_group":[209,206],"class_list":["post-20935","cpt_portfolio","type-cpt_portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cpt_portfolio_group-heating","cpt_portfolio_group-residential"],"yoast_head":"\n
\u2013 decorated in the then familiar, sophisticated, high style gold-look established by Honeywell in their round series of thermostats,
\u2013 handsome Honeywell logo in red, and
\u2013 marked \u201cElectric Heating\u201d, a social prestige symbol of the period<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 With high capacity 21 ampere, non inductive load rating, built on a simple all plastic platform, the thermostat exemplifies the sophistication of engineering and manufacturing methods achieved in the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 The line voltage, electric space heating thermostat would be popular in many of the housing developments of the period. Much less costly then the low voltage counterparts, it would become a common place in the electrically heated housing developments of 60\u2019s through 80\u2019s, as well as in some custom building.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"