General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 -.2 SYNTHETIC CASING HAS MINOR METAL FITTINGS..3 GALVANIZED METAL (?) HOOK.

Dimensions

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

Length

4.3 cm

Width

4.2 cm

Height

8.5 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

PAULDING

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED C. 1950S +

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 BULB TO A FIXTURE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PIN TYPE WEATHERPROOF SOCKET, HAVING 2 PIN ATTACHMENT POINTS FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION, SECURED BENEATH A TWIST-OFF CAP. REMOVEABLEHANGAR PROVIDED. WEATHERPROOF SOCKETS WERE USED IN DAMP OR WET PLACES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " 43320/ 12 " & "PAULDING " marked on inside of socket..2 " PAULDING/ UL/ 660 W 250 V " cast in raised print on cap top' " 11 " cast in raised print on inside.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

1.-.2 DARK BROWN, HIGHLY REFLECTIVE MOULDED CASING; GOLD TONE METAL FITTINGS..3 DULL GREY METAL HOOK.

Decoration

N/A