Connector, electrical cord

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OBJECT TYPE: 3 PRONG/SINGLE/POLARIZED
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1943.001

MANUFACTURER: HUBBELL
MODEL: 9409
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 (INCLUDING COPPER), SYNTHETIC & RUBBER COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.8 cm
Width: 3.8 cm
Height: 7.3 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: HUBBELL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF CONNECTOR USED C. 1950S-1960.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARRIED 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 TO CONNECT INCOMPATIBLE PLUGS & RECEPTACLES.
Technical: CONNECTOR BODIES WERE USED TO INTERCHANGE CERTAIN TYPES OFPLUGS INTO SOCKETS THAT WOULD NOT ACCEPT THEM. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM BEFORE APPLIANCE MFRS ISSUED STANDARDIZED PLUGS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. BETWEEN 1910- 1919 PLUGS AND RECEPTACLES WITH THREE SLOTS AT ANGLES BEGAN TO BE MFD FOR GROUNDING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " 15 A. 125 V. ", " 10 A. 250 V. " and " HUBBELL " cast in raised print on connector body.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DARK BROWN/BLACK SYNTHETIC CASING
Decoration: N/A

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