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

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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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