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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1967.002

MANUFACTURER: H & H
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Unknown

Dimensions

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

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
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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 THE SHUTTERED RECEPTACLE OPENS ONLY WHEN THE PLUG IS INSERTED, AND CLOSES WHEN IT IS WITHDRAWN.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: " H & H " stamped into back, between contact posts.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: DARK FINISH ON ALL EXTERIOR AREAS OF PLUG, SAVE CONTACT POINTS ON PLUG ENDS.
Decoration: N/A

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H & H, Plug, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1967, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1967.002/

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