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- OBJECT TYPE
- pilot light
- DATE
- 1937
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2570.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- iron/ copper/ brass/ steel/ bakelite/ paper label
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.5 cm
- Width
- 4.1 cm
- Height
- 3.1 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
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- mid 20th century
- Canada
-
An example of an American made socket of a type used in Canada. Part of a large & varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired & documented by Ontario Hydro in the 1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest & most comprehensive of its kind in Canada & was donated to the National Museum of Science & Technology in 1992. - Function
-
An electrical wiring device used to support & connect to electricity a lamp or other electrical device, specifically a pilot light. - Technical
-
An example of a socket for a pilot light. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- incised lettering on frame reads "G.E. CO." & "75W/ 125V"/ black lettering on paper label attached to frame reads "Use G.E. Co's./ 6 Watt 125 Volt/ S-6 Mazda Lamp"
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- painted black / gold & metallic parts/ paper probably originally white
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Electric Co., Socket, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1992.2570, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2570.001/
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