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OBJECT TYPE: 4 PRONG
DATE: 1912
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1988.001

MANUFACTURER: Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARD RUBBER & METAL COMPONENTS; WAX PLUGS COVERSCREW HOLES

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 3.0 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: Cutler Hammer
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Wisconsin
City: Milwaukee

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1912+
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED 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 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE TO A POWER SUPPLY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF PLUG USED DURING THIS PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "C-H" and "PAT/ APPD/ FOR" cast in raised print on top of cap.
Missing: UNKNOWN; CAP PROPER HAS BEEN DAMAGED, AND ONE EDGE IS MISSING.
Finish: BLACK CAP CASING; NATURAL BRASS PRONGS & MOUNTING HARDWARE
Decoration: N/A

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Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co., Plug, circa 1912, Artifact no. 1992.1988, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1988.001/

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