Heating pad

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1992.0595.001
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC
DATE: 1918
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0595.001

MANUFACTURER: SIMPLEX ELECTRIC HEATING CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: MUSLIN-LIKE FABRIC ELEMENT COVERING/ WOOL SLIP COVER WITH MUSLIN-LIKE FABRIC LINING/ FABRIC MFR'S LABEL/ FIBRE COVERED CORD/ SYNTHETIC & BRASS PLUG & RECEPTACLE/TEMP. CONTROL MECHANISM/ SYNTHETIC, BRASS & PORCELAIN SOCKET CONNECTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.8 cm
Width: 31.8 cm
Height: 1.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Patient care
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SIMPLEX ELECTRIC
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Cambridge

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: FABRIC LABEL AT CENTRE FRONT READS: 'HEATING PAD/ SIMPLEX SELCO [LOGO] QUALITY/ SIMPLEX ELECTRIC HEATING CO./ [CAMBRIDGE, MAINE] U.S.A.'/ 'R', 'W', 'G' & INDICATOR ARROW MARKED ON PLUG/TEMP. CONTROL MECHANISM/ 'OFF', 'M', 'L' & 'H' INSCRIBED ON PLUG RECEPTACLE/TEMP. CONTROL MECHANISM/ MARKS ON SOCKET CONNECTOR READ: 'BENJAMIN PAT'D 12-26-11' & BENJAMIN PAT'D 8-15-99 12-26-11 660W-250V'
Missing: N/A
Finish: ELEMENT CASING & COVER LINING OFF-WHITE FABRIC/ COVER BEIGE FABRIC/ MFR'S LABEL BLACK FABRIC WITH GOLD PRINTING/ CORD COVERING BEIGE FABRIC/ PLUG & RECEPTACLE/TEMP. CONTROL MECHANISM BLACK SYNTHETIC & BRASS UNFINISHED/ SOCKET CONNECTOR BLACK SYNTHETIC, BRASSUNFINISHED & WHITE PORCELAIN
Decoration: N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

SIMPLEX ELECTRIC HEATING CO., Heating pad, circa 1918, Artifact no. 1992.0595, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0595.001/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.