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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SWITCHED
DATE: 1883
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2035.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric
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: BRASS CASING; COPPER CONTACTSTRIP; PORCELAIN SEAT; ASBESTOS PAPER LINER

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.0 cm
Width: 3.7 cm
Height: 7.5 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 SOCKET USED C. 1883+
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 SUPPORT AND CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL LAMP OR OTHER DEVICE WITHIN A SOCKET.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY SCREW-TYPE SOCKET WITH SWITCH CONTROL. THREADED SOCKET ALLOWED LAMP BULB TO BE FIRMLY SEATED WITHOUT TWISTING OR EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE DELICATE FILAMENTS. PRIOR TO 1900 THERE WERE OVER A DOZEN DIFFERENT BULB BASES: BY THE TURN OF THE CENTURY 70% OF LAMP BASES (& SOCKETS) WERE OF THE EDISON SCREW-TYPE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CANADIAN/ GEN. ELEC. CO. LIMT'D/ PATENTED/ 1882-1883 " incised on casing.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: LACQUERED BRASS
Decoration: ELONGATED FLORAL DESIGN ON TURN KEY.

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