Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SINGLE/SURFACE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1971.0702.001

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 & METAL, SOME FIBRE-COVERED WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.3 cm
Width: 9.0 cm
Height: 3.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: SAID TO BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT USED IN THE FIRST INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATION OF INCANDESCENT LIGHTING IN CANADA
Function: PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWM FROM AN ELECTRIC WIRING SYSTEM
Technical: AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF THE USE OF THE EDISON-DESIGNED SCREW FITTING FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS/ INTRO. IN 1880, IT HAD ADVANTAGE OF SEATING LAMP FIRMLY WITHOUT HAVING TO SNAP, PULL OR OTHERWISE JAR IT/ THOUGH A NUMBER OF OTHER BASES WERE AVAILABLE BY THE END OF THE CENTURY, THE EDISON BASE HAD THE MAJORITY OF THE N. AMERICAN MARKET.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: N/A
Finish: APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY PAINTED WHITE OR GREY, NOW VERY LITTLE FINISH LEFT, BRASS COLOUR PTS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Receptacle, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1971.0702, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1971.0702.001/

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