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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 PRONG/T-SLOT/SWITCHED/PUSH-IN
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1947.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- 2295
- LOCATION
- Schenectady, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC & METAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRICAL CORDS ARE FABRICCOVERED.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 5.2 cm
- Height
- 4.0 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
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- Schenectady
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF CURRENT TAP USED C. EARLY 1920S- 1940S.
- 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
-
DRAWS CURRENT FROM A WIRING SYSTEM. - Technical
-
LIKE SWITCHED LAMP HOLDERS, THIS OBJECT GAVE THE USER INDEPENDANT CONTROL OF LIGHTS, AND OUTLETS FOR APPLIANCES. THE T-SLOT PERMITTED USE WITH TANDEM, PARALLEL OR POLARIZED PLUGS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " CAT. GE 2295/ GE/ U.S.A. " & " UND. LAB. INSP./ SA. 250V./ 6A. 125V./ PAT. 12-28-20 " cast in raised print on casing.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- DARK BROWN/BLACK CASING.
- Decoration
- SOME CROSSHATCHING APPEARS ON SELECTED AREAS OF FRONT & BACK OF CASING.
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General Electric Co., Tap, current, after 1920, Artifact no. 1992.1947, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1947.001/
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