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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SWITCHED/CHAIN
DATE: 1901
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2044.001

MANUFACTURER: HUBBELL-GRIER ELEC. CO.
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: BRASS CASING; PORCELAIN INNER FITTING; MICA INSULATING DISK; ASBESTOS PAPER LINER BETWEEN INNER & OUTER SOCKET SHELL WALLS.

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: 3.8 cm
Height: 7.0 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: HUBBELL GRIER
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED IN LATE 19TH CENTURY +
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 & CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL LAMP OR OTHER DEVICE WITHIN A FIXTURE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SCREW-STYLE SOCKET, WITH PULL CHAIN AND INTACT MICA INSULATING DISK.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " HUBBELL-GRIER ELEC. CO./ PAT'D/ AUG. 11. 86/ MAY 18. 00/ JULY 30. 01./ 250 V. 50 C.P. " incised in socket casing.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: BRIGHT BRASS FINISH ON CASING EXTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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HUBBELL-GRIER ELEC. CO., Socket, after 1901, Artifact no. 1992.2044, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2044.001/

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