General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

11.3 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

5.3 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

Bryant

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Bridgeport

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. 1914- 1920S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO PROVIDE A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.

Technical

CALLED THE BRYANT 'DISAPPEARING DOOR FLUSH RECEPTACLE AND PLUGS'. IT FOLLOWS IN THE TRADITION AND TIME PERIOD OF THE BRYANT CHAPMAN RECEPTACLE. THE DOORS CLOSE WHEN NOT IN USE, FOR AESTETIC PURPOSES. LIKEWISE, THE CAPS ARE DECORATIVE, ILLUSTRATING THE DESIRE FOR AESTETIC QUALITY. THE PLUGS DO NOT HAVE PRONGS OR BLADES: BUT ARE RECTANGULAR, WITH BROAD COPPER CONTACT STRIPS ON THE SIDES. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 &.2 " BRYANT " appears in raised print on both sides of each plug. /.3 " BRYANT/ MADE IN U.S.A. " incised in back of cover. " CAT./ 657 " & " PAT./ APPL'D/ FOR " appears in raised print on back of receptacle.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

RECEPTACLE COVER IS GOLDTONE METAL; RECEPTACLE PROPER & PLUGS ARE DARK BROWN.

Decoration

N/A