Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/TANDEM/SINGLE/FLUSH
DATE: 1917
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1936.001

MANUFACTURER: D.E. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PARCELAIN, WITH METAL (COPPER & BRASS) FITTINGS; WAX SEALS

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.4 cm
Width: 4.4 cm
Height: 4.5 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: DE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED IN EARLY 20TH C.
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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical: IN 1904 A PLUG CAP WITH TANDEM BLADES BEING ON THE SAME AXIS (RATHER THAN PARALLEL) WAS PATENTED. THIS ARRANGEMENTAFFECTED THE DESIGN OF RECEPTACLES FOR SEVERAL DECADES, AS IT ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDIZATION IN 1917. TANDEM PIN BLADES WERE STILL USED FOR HIGHER-WATTAGE APPLIANCES AS A REMINDER THAT THERE WAS DANGER IN OVERLOADING THE CIRCUIT. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " D.E. Co." & "10 A 250 V " cast in raised print on receptacle face. "10A 250V" & " D E Co " cast in raised print on back of housing.
Missing: COVER PLATE
Finish: POROUS WHITE RECEPTACLE HOUSING; BLACK RECEPTACLE (PROPER) FACE.
Decoration: N/A

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