Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 prong/T-slot/surface
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2622.001

MANUFACTURER: Amalgamated
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: porcelain shell/ brass/ wax

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: 3.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.6 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1935+
Canada: An example of a receptacle of a type made & 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 provide a point at which power can be drawn from a wiring system by means of a plug .
Technical: An example of a receptacle of circa 1935. Charles G. Perkins of Hartford, CT, patented a plug & receptacle for electrical purposes in 1894, incidentally introducing the nomenclature (Ref. 3). The introduction of the T receptacle in 1917 set the stage, along with the separable plug, for standardization of plugs & receptacles which was passed by NELA in 1917. Standardization was considered complete by 1926.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering reads "AMALGAMATED"/ raised lettering appears to read "???? APPD" & "15A 125V 10A 250V"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: glazed white porcelain/ gold coloured metal/ black wax
Decoration: N/A

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Amalgamated, Receptacle, electric, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1992.2622, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.2622.001/

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