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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/ATTACHMENT/BASEBOARD
DATE: 1900–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2016.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: WOODEN CAP; COMPOSITE INSULATING DISK; METAL PRONGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 4.1 cm
Width: 2.7 cm
Height: 5.8 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG PROBABLY USED C. 1910-1920S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
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 WITH A POWER SUPPLY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A THREE-PRONG PLUG DESINED FOR USE IN BASEBAORD RECEPTACLES. THE THICK WOODEN CAP OF THE PLUG IS CONSTRUCTED TO MIMIC A POPULAR BASEBOARD MOULDING, AND SO FIT UNOBTRUSIVELY INTO THE OVERALL DECOR.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: WOODEN CAP HAS BEEN PAINTED.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plug, circa 1900–1910, Artifact no. 1992.2016, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2016.001/

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