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
More Information
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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