Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE
2 PRONG/SINGLE/SURFACE
DATE
1885
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1920.001
MANUFACTURER
Bernstein Electric Light Mfg. Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE RUBBER INSULATION (?) LINER. REMAINS OF RUBBER COVERED ELECTRICAL WIRING EXTEND FROM ONE END OF RECEPTACLE.

Dimensions

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

Length
6.5 cm
Width
3.4 cm
Height
9.2 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
Bernstein
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED IN LATE 1800S.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE AND 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
PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical
RECEPTACLES THAT ATTACHED TO EDISON LAMP SOCKETS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY TO APPLIANCES BEGAN TO BE PATENTED IN THE 1880S. THEY QUICKLY BECAME COMMON, AND MANY DESIGNS WERE PRODUCED AND SOLD. BY 1931 EDISON BASE RECEPTACLES WEREREPLACED BY WALL RECEPTACLES. (REF 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
" PAT. JUNE 2 1885/ BERENSTEIN/ ELECTRIC LIGHT M'F'G CO. " incised on top of receptacle casing.
Missing
APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish
BRASS OR GOLDTONE METAL CASING.
Decoration
N/A

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