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- OBJECT TYPE
- SCREW/SWITCHED/DIMMER/2 CORD PULL
- DATE
- 1908
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1546.001
- MANUFACTURER
- WIRT CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL BODY & CERAMIC COMPONENTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.5 cm
- Width
- 5.5 cm
- Height
- 5.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- User site
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- WIRT
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
HOLDS LAMP & CAN BE ADJUSTED TO WEAKEN OR STRENGTHEN ELECTRICAL CURRENT FLOW WHICH RESULTS IN A BRIGHTENING OR WEAKENING OF LIGHT - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'WIRT COMPANY/ PHILA-PENNA./ MADE IN U.S.A./ DIM-A-LITE/ 50W - 120V/ PATENTED/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- BRASSTONE BODY & WHITE GLAZED COMPONENTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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WIRT CO., Socket, circa 1908, Artifact no. 1992.1546, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1546.001/
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