General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PORCELAIN &METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

4.0 cm

Width

4.0 cm

Height

6.4 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

Freeman

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF SOCKET 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

TO CONNECT AN APPLIANCE TO AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY VIA A SCREW-IN SOCKET (IE. A LAMP SOCKET).

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PLUG AND SOCKET ADAPTER, FIRST MFD. C. 1904. BY 1925 MOST WERE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS. THIS TYPE OF PLUG WAS NO LONGER OFFERED IN CATALOGUES BY 1956.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "FREEMAN./ 660W. 250 V. " cast in raised print on top of plug cap. "F" cast in raised print, within recessed circle, on adapter.2

Missing

ONE SCREW MISSING FROM PORCELAIN BASE OF .2

Finish

WHITE PORCELAIN; GOLD AND/OR COPPER COLOURED METAL

Decoration

N/A