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A very rare set of 4 beautiful ceiling mount fixtures by ALABAX produced by Pass & Seymour , Syracuse NY. Rewired and CSA compliant. Ready for easy install . PRICE PER LIGHT In the early years, Pass & Seymour manufactured many types of electrical porcelain, both high tension and low tension, and about 1898 started the production of spark plug porcelains. "In 1900, the partnership was incorporated as Pass & Seymour, Inc., with trademark P&S. James Pass was elected president and Albert Seymour vice president and treasurer. Bert E. Salisbury, who had joined the firm in 1891 and been appointed superintendent in 1898, was elected secretary and appointed general manager. "The year of incorporation also saw the start of manufacture of evaporating dishes for chemical use, a development started through the keen interest of James Pass in chemical science. both evaporating dishes and crucibles were made, with the principal market in educational institutions. Because of relatively high wage scales in this country, Pass and Seymour found difficulty in competing against similar German products and about the year 1905 the line was discontinued." In 1940, Pass & Seymour installed its first bakelite press in order to manufacture bakelite parts that had become part of modern wiring devices. The idea was to supplement, not replace porcelain as insulation. It also began to make a new type of steel wall plate with a corrosion-proof and insulating surface covering. This was seen as a product to replace brass and bakelite plates, in order to more readily supply the military.

11.00" X 8.00" X 8.00"