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OBJECT TYPE: Westinghouse/wood
DATE: 1882
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2590.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: wood/ copper wire/ fabric wire covering

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.6 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: User site
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: late 19th century
Canada: An example of a socket of a type used in Canada. Part of a large & varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired & documented by Ontario Hydro in the 1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest & most comprehensive of its kind in Canada & was donated to the National Museum of Science & Technology in 1992.
Function: An electrical wiring device used to support & connect to electricity a lamp or other electrical device.
Technical: Some early receptacle designs had contact plates on opposite sides. In the period 1880-1889 hardwood was considered by Edison to be an ideal insulator though dampness was a problem and metal replaced wood (Ref. 3).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: unknown
Finish: wood painted black/ white wire covering
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Socket, circa 1882, Artifact no. 1992.2590, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2590.001/

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