Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE/T-SLOT/FLUSH/W. PLATE
DATE: 1915–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1929.001

MANUFACTURER: Smith & Stone
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PRESSED METAL PLATE; PORCELAIN & METAL RECPETACLE RETAINS SOME WAX SEALS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.4 cm
Width: 7.1 cm
Height: 3.8 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: Smith Stone
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. 1915- 1930S.
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 & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical: THE T-SLOT RECEPTACLE WAS INTRODUCED IN 1915 BY HUBBELL. THE T-SLOT, ALONG WITH THE SEPARABLE PLUG, MARKED THE BEGINNING OF STANDARDIZATION (FINALLY ACCOMPLISHED IN1925) WHERE BOTH TANDEM AND PARALLEL BLADES COULD BE ACCOMMODATED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " S & S " & " 660W 250V " cast in raised print on plug fitting. "S S E CO.", "20" and "10 A 250 V" cast into porcelain housing on back.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: PLATE IS BRASS-COLOURED; PLUG HOUSING PROPER IS DARK BROWN. WHITE PORCELAIN FITTING ON UNDERSIDE.
Decoration: N/A

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