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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