1925 | Globe-Union acquires Central Radio Laboratories | |
1939 | First appearance of the CRL 1452 in a catalog | |
1940 | "Low Capacity Lever Action" Catalog Page | |
1944 | First known engineering drawing | |
1946 | "Lever Action Switches" Catalog Page | |
1950 | "Lever Action Switches" Catalog Page | |
1951 | "Technical Bulletin Lever Switch 1452 Series" | |
1953 | "Lever Action Switches" Catalog Page | |
1954 | Redrawn Engineering Drawing | |
1962 | Half Moon Redesign | |
1966 | "Lever Action Switches" Catalog Page | |
1967 | "Series 222 Lever Switches" Catalog Page |
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1979 | "Centralab Lever Switches" Catalog Page |
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1981 | North American Philips buys the CRL product line | |
1983 | "Centralab Lever Switches" Catalog Page | |
1988 | "Mepco/Centralab Lever Switches" Catalog Page |
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1992 | Electroswitch acquires the rights to manufacture the CRL 1452 (and the rest of the CRL product line) in Raleigh, North Carolina | |
1992-93 | Inscription on back changed from 'CRL 1452' to 'ELEC 1452' | |
1994 | Stator material changed from phenolic (brown) to glass epoxy (white). Part number changed to E2G0203S | |
1994-95 | 'ES 1452' and 'E2G0203S' inscribed on back. No inscriptions after 1995. | |
1996 | Solder tab stagger reversed. 1994-95 (not pictured) had the original stagger with glass epoxy stator. | |
1996 | Stator changed -- extra holes replaced with notches | |
1996 | "E2 Series Lever Action" Catalog Page |