General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 PORCELAIN, WITH SOME METAL FITTINGS..2 BAKELITE & WOOD PLUG, WITH METAL PRONGS.

Dimensions

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

Length

4.3 cm

Width

4.3 cm

Height

4.3 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

LEKTRIK

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE & PLUG PROBABLY USED IN EARLY 20TH C.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED 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

PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.

Technical

THE FIRST RECEPTACLES WERE SURFACE TYPES; IN 1889, THE ROUNDED PIN TYPE PLUG WAS INTRODUCED. BEFORE THE 1920S THERE WEREMANY PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRICAL FITTINGS DUE TO THE LACK OF STANDARDIZATION. ( REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "G/114" & "PATENT" cast in raised print on underside of receptacle..2 "15A/ 250V/ REG'D/ LEKTRIK" stamped into wooden disk on underside of plug.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 WHITE PORCELAIN;.2 DARK BROWN CAP; LIGHT BROWN WOOD(?) DISK BACKING.

Decoration

N/A