Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE
2 PRONG/TANDEM OR PARALLEL/SINGLE
DATE
1917–1921
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1935.001
MANUFACTURER
PERKINS
MODEL
C5842
LOCATION
United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL (BRASS ?) AND PORCELAIN COMPOSITION; WAX SEALS

Dimensions

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

Length
9.0 cm
Width
4.3 cm
Height
5.0 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
PERKINS
Country
United States of America
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. 1917- 1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER
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 & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function
TO PROVIDE A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical
LIKE THE SWITCHED SOCKET, THESWITCHED RECEPTACLE WAS A LEFTOVER FROM THE DAYS OF GAS. SWITCHED RECEPTACLES EXISTED FROM THE INTRODUCTION OF THE RECEPTACLE IN THE 1880S. THE SWITCH WAS INTENDED TO PROTECT THE USER FROM THE CURRENT. LIKE THE T-SLOT, IT WAS DESIGNED TO ACCEPT BOTH TANDEM & PARALLEL PINS IN AN EFFORT TO ACHIEVE STANDARDIZATION, SOMETHING NOT ACCOMPLISHED UNTIL THE MID-1920S.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 "PERKINS" incised on push button. "10A 125V" incised on one of metal brackets used to secure receptacle to wall. "CAT. 117", "MADE IN U.S.A." and "C5842" cast in raised print on underside of receptacle houding..2 "C5843" cast in raised print on underside of receptacle.
Missing
BRASS PLATE (ACCORDING TO NE CATALOGUE)
Finish
WHITE RECEPTACLE & HOUSING; BRASS-COLOURED BUTTON & FITTINGS.
Decoration
N/A

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