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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/PARALLEL BLADES
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1999.001

MANUFACTURER: CGE
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BAKELITE & METAL (INCLUDING BRASS) CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.3 cm
Width: 3.3 cm
Height: 3.3 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1950S+
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 TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: TO CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE WITH A POWER SUPPLY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF PLUG STYLE IN USE DURING THIS PERIOD.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "C.G.E." cast in raised print on underside of cap.
Missing: UNKNOWN: POSSIBLY MISSING INSULATING DISK FROM UNDERSIDE OF PLUG.
Finish: DARK BROWN MOLDED BAKELITE CAP HAS PATTERN OF CONCENTRIC RINGS ON TOP, AND VERTICAL RIDGES ON CAP EDGE.
Decoration: N/A

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CGE, Plug, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1992.1999, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1999.001/

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