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- OBJECT TYPE
- SCREW
- DATE
- 1921
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1721.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Benjamin
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CERAMIC, METAL, FIBRE-COVERED WIRES, SYNTHETIC JOINER FOR WIRES, PROBABLY PHENOLIC RESIN PLUG HOUSING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 6.5 cm
- Width
- 6.5 cm
- Height
- 8.5 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
- Benjamin
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO SUPPORT & CONNECT TO ELECTRICITY A LAMP OR OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICE - Technical
-
THE EDISON OR SCREW SOCKET WAS INTRODUCED 1880/ IT HAD ADVANTAGE OF SEATING BULB FIRMLY WITHOUT HAVING TO SNAP, PULL OR OTHERWISE JAR THE LAMP/ A NUMBER OF OTHER BASES WERE AVAILABLE AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, BUT EDISON STYLE HAD MAJORITY OF THE MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, THOUGH IT NEVER BECAME POPULAR IN BRITAIN - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- RAISED ON RIM '660 W - 250 V', 'BENJAMIN - PAT - PEND'/ ON PLUG 'G.E. CO. U.S.A.', '10A. 250V'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GLAZED WHITE BODY, INSIDE PTS COPPER COLOUR, BRACKET IS BLACK & RUSTCOLOURED/ WIRES BROWN & BLACK, & YELLOW & GREEN WITH RED SPECKS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Benjamin, Socket, circa 1921, Artifact no. 1992.1721, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1721.001/
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