General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, WITH PORCELAIN FITTINGS; SOME WAX COVERS SCREW HEADS.

Dimensions

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

Length

11.3 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

6.6 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

Bryant

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Bridgeport

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PRESUMABLY THIS TYPE USED C. 1915-1925, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED 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 NATIONALMUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.

Technical

UNTIL WELL INTO THE 1920S SOME RECEPTACLES HAD AN EDISON SCREW SOCKET INTO WHICH ONE MIGHT PLUG A BENJAMIN PLUG [SCREW TYPE], A NONROTATING PLUG, OR A HUBBELL-TYPE SEPARABLE PLUG. IN 1915 NELA PUSHED FOR STANDARDIZATION AND A MOVE TO A 2-PRONG RECEPTACLE. BY 1931 IT WAS RARE TO SEE THE SCREW-TYPE RECEPTACLE OFFERED. (REF.1

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Bryant logo [B within diamond] stamped into box back. "THE BRYANT ELEC. CO./ MADE IN U.S.A. " stamped into back of plate.

Missing

DOOR COVERING RECEPTACLE.

Finish

DULL BRASS COLOURED PLATE (ORIGINALLY BRIGHT LACQUERED ?); WHITE CERAMIC FITTINGS INSIDE; BLACK PAINTED BOX CASING.

Decoration

N/A