Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE
SCREW/SINGLE/SURFACE
DATE
1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1723.001
MANUFACTURER
General Electric Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
CERAMIC & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length
6.1 cm
Width
6.1 cm
Height
6.8 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
General Electric
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
TO SUPPORT & CONNECT TO ELECTRICITY A LAMP OR OTHER ELECTRICAL DEVICE
Technical
THE EDISON OR SCREW SOCKET WAS INTRODUCED 1880/ IT HAD THE ADVANTAGE OF SEATING LAMP FIRMLY WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL, SNAP OR OTHERWISE JAR IT/ A NUMBER OF OTHER SOCKET STYLES WERE AVAILABLE AROUND THE TURN OF THE CENTURY, BUT EDISON BASE HAD MAJORITY OF THE MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA, THOUGH IT NEVER WAS POPULAR IN BRITAIN
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RAISED ON RIM '1500 W. 600 V.' & 'G.E. CO. U.S.A.'/ IN TOP 'A', '2', & 'GE' LOGO
Missing
N/A
Finish
BODY IS GLAZED WHITE, UPPER SECTION UNFINISHED/ PTS ARE COPPER & BRASS COLOUR
Decoration
N/A

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General Electric Co., Receptacle, electric, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1992.1723, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1723.001/

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