General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CERAMIC & METAL, PROBABLY RUBBER DISC

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

6.0 cm

Height

14.2 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

POWERLITE

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

SERIES STREET LIGHTING WAS THE MOST COMMONLY USED SYSTEM UNTIL EARLY 1950'S WHEN MULTIPLE BEGAN TO TAKE OVER

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO HOLD A LAMP & CONNECT IT TO ELECTRICITY/ THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED IN SERIES STREET LIGHTING - DESIGNED TO BE USED WITH A FILM CUT-OUT SO THAT IF LAMP BURNS OUT A SHORT CIRCUIT WILL RESULT & OTHER LAMPS IN CIRCUIT CAN CONTINUE TO BURN/ ALSO ALLOWS FOR LAMP TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT AFFECTING OTHER LAMPS IN CIRCUIT

Technical

THE USE OF THIS TYPE OF SOCKET IN SERIES STREET LIGHTING ALLOWED FOR ONE LAMP TO BE MISSING OR BURNED OUT WITHOUT AFFECTING OTHER LIGHTS IN THE SERIES. USE OF FILM CUTOUT MEANT THAT BURNED OUT LAMPS WOULD NOT AFFECT REST OF THE SERIES, & SPRING CONTACT IN THE SOCKET ALLOWED A LAMP TO BE REMOVED WITHOUT AFFECTING OTHERS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

FORMED IN TOP: 'POWERLITE', '2600'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY IS GLAZED GREEN, UNFINISHED WHITE TOP/ BRASS & SILVERTONE PTS, BLACK DISC ON TOP

Decoration

N/A