Connector, electrical cord

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/T-SLOT/SINGLE/POLARIZED
DATE: 1925–1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1941.001

MANUFACTURER: HUBBELL
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
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: 4.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 3.5 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: HUBBELL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CORD CONNECTOR USED LATE 1920S- C. 1960S.
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: USED AS A MEANS OF CONNECTING INCOMPATIBLE ELECTRICAL PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES.
Technical: CONNECTOR BODIES WERE USED TO INTERCHANGE CERTAIN TYPES OF NON-STANDARD PLUGS INTO SOCKETSTHAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM (ESPECIALLY APPLIANCES). THE T-SLOT RECEPTACLE WAS INTRODUCED IN 1915 IN AN EFFORT TO BRING STANDARDIZATION TO THE INDUSTRY. THEY WERE DESIGNED TO RECEIVE TANDEM, PARALLEL OR POLARIZED BLADES. APPLIANCES WERE PARTICULARLY PROBLEMATIC, UNTIL MFRS ISSUED STANDARDIZED PLUGS W. PRODUCTS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " HUBBELL/ PAT. 1925 " and " 15A 125 V/ 10A 250V " appears on connector.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DULL BLACK CASING; SILVER METAL COLLAR
Decoration: N/A

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HUBBELL, Connector, electrical cord, between 1925–1956, Artifact no. 1992.1941, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1941.001/

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