Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/SINGLE/FLUSH/4 POINT
DATE: 1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1937.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric
MODEL: SYM11692
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

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

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.2 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: 2.3 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. 1915- 1921, 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 NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical: LIKE THE T-SLOT RECEPTACLE, THIS TYPE WAS DESIGNED TO ACCEPT BOTH TANDEM AND PARALEL PINS IN AN EFFORT TO ACHIEVE STANDARDIZATION. THIS WAS NOT, IN FACT, ACCOMPLISHED UNTIL THE MID-1920S. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CGE CAN/ 10 A 250 V " cast in raised print on receptacle front. " SYM11692 " cast in raised print on back.
Missing: SCREW.
Finish: POROUS WHITE CERAMIC HOUSING; DARK-BROWN/BLACK RECEPTACLE FITTING (PROPER).
Decoration: N/A

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