Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE/T-SLOT/FLUSH/W. PLATE
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1930.001

MANUFACTURER: Smith & Stone
MODEL: P137 1114
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: METAL PLATE; PORCELAIN RECEPTACLE HEAD & FITTING.

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: 4.0 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: Smith Stone
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED IN CANADA C. 1915-1930S.
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 AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical: THE T-SLOT WAS INTRODUCED IN 1915 BY HUBBELL. THE T-SLOT, ALONG WITH THE SEPARABLE PLUG, MEANT THE BEGINNING OF STANDARDIZATION (FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED IN 1925) IN THAT BOTHTANDEM AND PARALLEL PLUG BLADES COULD BE ACCOMMODATED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "10 AMP ~ 250 V" & "S S" cast in raised print on porcelain front. " P 137 " & " 1112 " cast in raised print on porcelain back.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: ORIGINAL FINISH ON PLATE IS BADLY DAMAGED; WHITE PORCELAIN COMPONENTS.
Decoration: N/A

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