Connector, electrical cord

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/SINGLE/TANDEM
DATE: 1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1944.001

MANUFACTURER: Chelten Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BLACKCOMPOSITE BODY; METAL COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.7 cm
Width: 3.7 cm
Height: 4.2 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: Chelten
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CORD CONNECTOR USED C. 1915+
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: USED AS A MEANS OF CONNECTING INCOMPATIBLE PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES.
Technical: CONNECTOR BODIES WERE USED TO INTERCHANGE CERTAIN TYPES OF NON-STANDARD PLUGS INTO SOCKETS THAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY A PROBLEM BEFORE APPLIANCE MFRS STANDARDIZED THE PLUGS ISSUED WITH THEIR APPLIANCES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CHELTEN " and " 250 V. " moulded in raised print on connector body. (NB: some markings damaged & illegible.)
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BLACK, WITH FINE RIDGES ON CONNECTOR GRIP SURFACES.
Decoration: N/A

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