General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL AND PORCELAIN COMPONENTS; WAX PLUGS SEAL SCREWS SECURING BOX ON.1

Dimensions

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

Length

11.5 cm

Width

7.2 cm

Height

8.0 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

H&H

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE & PLUG USED C. 1904 +

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 IN1992.

Function

BOTH PROVIDE MEANS OF CONNECTING AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE (PLUG) TO A POWER SUPPLY (RECEPTACLE).

Technical

THE SHUTTERED RECEPTACLE & PLUG SET WAS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS DESIGNS. THIS EARLY EXAMPLE WAS ADVERTISED AS PREVENTING FOREIGN OBJECTS (INCLUDING FINGERS) AND DIRT FROM ENTERING THE RECEPTACLE. THE SHUTTERED RECEPTACLE OPENS ONLY WHEN THE PLUG IS INSERTED, AND CLOSES WHEN IT IS WITHDRAWN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " H & H " and " 2001 " cast in raised print on back of box..2 " H & H " stamped into back, between contact posts.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 BRASS COLOURED FACEPLATE OVER OFF-WHITE PORCELAIN BOX; BROWN WAX PLUGS COVER SCREWS, ETC./.2 DARK FINISH ON ALL EXTERIOR AREAS OF PLUG, SAVE CONTACT POINTS ON PLUG ENDS.

Decoration

N/A