Receptacle, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SCREW/SINGLE/SURFACE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1720.001
- MANUFACTURER
- P & S
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2 CERAMIC & METAL, FIBRE COVERED CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.8 cm
- Width
- 8.8 cm
- Height
- 6.4 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
- Pass Seymour
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM - Technical
-
THE EDISON OR SCREW LAMP FITTING WAS INTRODUCED 1880/ HAD ADVANTAGE OF SEATING LAMP FIRMLY WITHOUT HAVING TO SNAP, PULL, OR OTHERWISE JAR IT/ A NUMBER OF OTHER BASES WERE AVAILABLE AROUND TURN OF THE CENTURY, BUT EDISON BASE HAD THE MAJORITY OF THE MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, ALTHOUGH IT NEVER BECAME POPULAR IN BRITAIN - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 &.2 FORMED INBASE OF EACH 'P&S' 'P4171', 'NO 520'/ ON UPPER SIDE '250V', '1500W', 'P&S'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1-.2 GLAZED WHITE BODY, DULL SILVER COLOUR METAL PTS, WIRES ARE YELLOW WITH RED SPECKS, BLUE & BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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P & S, Receptacle, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1720, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1720.001/
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