Receptacle, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 3 PRONG/SINGLE/FLUSH/POLARIZED
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1948.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HUBBELL
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Bridgeport, Connecticut, 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 & MATAL COMPOSITION (INCLUDING ALUMINUM, BRASS & COPPER).
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.1 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- 2.7 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 RECEPTACLE USED LATE 1940S- 1950S.
- 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
-
PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM. - Technical
-
SINCE 1962 STANDARDIZED RECEPTACLES LIKE THIS ONE HAVE HAD A THIRD HOLE, FORGROUNDING. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE RECEPTACLES THAT STILL EXISTED TO ACCEPT DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLUGS EVEN THOUGH THE DATE OF STANDARDIZATION WAS LONG PAST. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " 15A. 125V. " incised on receptacle face; " HUBBELL " incised on mounting bracket. " HUBBELL " incised on casing back.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- DARK BROWN/BLACK BODY; SILVER METAL BAR FOR MOUNTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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HUBBELL, Receptacle, electric, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1992.1948, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1948.001/
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