General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD, METAL & RUBBER COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

4.5 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

5.7 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

Unknown

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1890 TO 1920.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED AND DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO CONNECT AN APPLIANCE TO A POWER SUPPLY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY ROUND WOODEN ELECTRICAL PLUG HAVING 2 PRONGS. PRIOR TO C. 1890, ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES DREW POWER FROM CONNECTION TO LIGHT SOCKETS, AS WALL RECEPTACLES DID NOT EXIST IN ORDINARY HOMES. WHEN ELECTRIC DOMESTIC APPLIANCES BEGAN TO APPEAR IN GREATER NUMBERS IN THE EARLY 1890S, THE FIRST PLUGS WERE MADE OF WOOD: PORCELAIN, BAKELITE, RUBBER & PLASTIC PLUGS FOLOWED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

None.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A