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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SWITCHED/DIMMER
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2038.001

MANUFACTURER: DI-EL-ITE Mfg. Co.
MODEL: DIM-A-LITE
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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: METAL (INCLUDING BRASS & STEEL); SYNTHETIC; GLASS BEAD; COTTON STRING; MICA INSULATING DISK

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.2 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Height: 6.5 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: Dielite
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED C. 1908 +
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 TURN ELECTRIC LAMP BULB ON/OFF, AND TO VARY THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT PRODUCED BY THAT LAMP WITHIN A PREDETERMINED RANGE.
Technical: REGULATING ELECTRICAL SOCKETS KNOWN AS 'DIMMERS' WERE DEVELOPED TO COMPETE WITH GAS LIGHTING, IN WHICH THE AMOUNT OF LIGHTFROM A FIXTURE COULD BE INCREASED/DECREASED AT ANY TIME (WITHIN FIXED LIMITS).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " DIM-A-LITE DI-EL-ITE MFG. CO. PHILA. PA. PAT. NOV.24.08 " incised on socket casing.
Missing: COMPLETE, THOUGH STRING(S) MAY BE REPLACEMENT(S) FOR ORIGINAL(S).
Finish: NATURAL & DARKENED BRASS FINISHES.
Decoration: N/A

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DI-EL-ITE Mfg. Co., Socket, after 1908, Artifact no. 1992.2038, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2038.001/

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