Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE/T-SLOT/2 PRONG/FLUSH
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1938.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric
MODEL: SYM12517
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PORCELAIN, WITH BRASS FITTINGS; WAX SEALS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.8 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: 2.6 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE 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: STANDARDIZATION WAS DISCUSSED SERIOUSLY BY MANUFACTURERS IN 1915, AND PRETTY WELL IMPLEMENTED BY 1925. THE T-SLOT WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN STANDARDIZATION (INTRODUCED BY HUBBELL IN 1915) AS IT ACCEPTED TANDEM, PARALLEL AND POLARIZED PLUGS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CGE/ 10 A 250 V " cast in raised print on receptacle face. " SYM12517 " cast in raised print on housing back.
Missing: 2 SCREWS.
Finish: POROUS WHITE RECEPTACLE HOUSING; DARK BROWN/BLACK RECEPTACLE PROPER.
Decoration: N/A

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