Receptacle, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 PRONG/T-SLOT/SINGLE/POLARIZED/SURFACE
- DATE
- 1930–1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1959.001
- MANUFACTURER
- National
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPOSITION.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.4 cm
- Width
- 3.4 cm
- Height
- 2.3 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
- National
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. LATE 1930S+
- 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 MFRS IN 1915, AND PRETTY WELL IMPLEMENTED BY 1925. THE T-SLOT, AS INTRODUCED BY HUBBELL IN 1915, WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN STANDARDIZATION AS IT ACCEPTED TANDEM, PARALLEL AND POLARIZED PLUGS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " NAT'L/ 15A.-125V./ 10A-250V. " incised on metalcrosspiece on back.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- DARK BROWN CASING
- Decoration
- N/A
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National, Receptacle, electric, between 1930–1939, Artifact no. 1992.1959, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1959.001/
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