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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/SINGLE/SCREW
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1958.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
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: SYNTHETIC & METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 2.9 cm
Width: 2.9 cm
Height: 2.9 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 ITEM PROBABLY USED C. 1950S.
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 WHEN INSERTED INTO A LAMP RECEPTACLE.
Technical: IN 1892 LIGHT SOCKET PLUGS WERE MADE AVAILABLE (TO CONNECT APPLIANCES TO ELECTRICITY THROUGH LIGHT SOCKETS). FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS MANY VERSIONS WERE AVAILABLE, BUT APPLIANCE USERS OFTEN HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THE APPLIANCE & HAVING LIGHT IN WHICH TO USE IT. THIS, TOGETHER WITH MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHT SOCKET PLUG RESULTED IN THE INVENTION OF THE WALL RECEPTACLE & PLUG. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " 660W. " & " 250V. " cast in raised print on face. " C.G.E. CO. LTD. " incised on insulating ring on back.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Tap, current, circa 1949, Artifact no. 1992.1958, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1958.001/

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