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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SWITCHED/RECIPROCATING
DATE: 1934
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2029.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric
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: METAL (PROBABLY BRASS; COPPER) CASING; SYNTHETIC HANDLE; PORCELAIN SEAT INSIDE CASING; ASBESTOS PAPER LINING.

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.4 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: 7.0 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED C. 1934+
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED 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: TO SUPPORT AND CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL LAMP OR OTHER DEVICE WITHIN A FIXTURE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SCREW TYPE SOCKET, WHICH PERMITS THE LAMP BULB TO BE FIRMLY SEATED WITHOUT HAVING TO SNAP, PULL OR BEND THE DELICATE FILAMENTS. KEY STYLE SOCKETS PERMIT THE LAMP BULB TO BE TURNED ON/OFF AT THE SOURCE, IN THE ABSENCE OF WALL OR LAMP BASE SWITCHES.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " CGE " cast in raised print on switch handle; " 660 W./ [logo]/ 250 V. " incised in casing. " CGE " handwritten in black ink on casing exterior.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DULL GOLD-BROWN FINISH ON CASING EXTERIOR APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SPRAYED ON.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric, Socket, circa 1934, Artifact no. 1992.2029, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2029.001/

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