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; WAX (?) COVERING OVER SCREWS/.2 PORCELAIN, WITH METAL FITTINGS (INCLUDING COPPER); WAX (?) COVERING OVER SCREWS.

Dimensions

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

Length

9.3 cm

Width

4.1 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

Machen Mayer

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE PRESUMABLY USED IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFATS, 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

AN EARLY FLUSH RECEPTACLE (THE FIRST RECEPTACLES WERE SURFACE TYPES) IN THE STYLE OFTHE 'CHAPMAN' OR 'DISAPPEARING DOOR' STYLE. THE USER WOULD PUSH-IN THE PLUG AND DOORS WOULD HAVE LIKELY CLOSED OVER THE PLUG, FOR MORE AESTETIC VALUE (IE. ONLY THE PLATE AND CORD WOULD SHOW).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "137", "MACHEN & MAYER/ [logo]/ PHILADELPHIA" and "PAT'D- 1907" cast in raised print on underside/.2 "MACHEN & MAYER/ [logo]/ PHILADEPHIA, PA." cast in raised print on underside.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1-.2 WHITE PORCELAIN FITTINGS

Decoration

N/A