Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/T-SLOT/DOUBLE/FLUSH
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1953.001

MANUFACTURER: Arrow-Hart & Hegman
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: SYNTHETIC & METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 2.6 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: Arrow Hart
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. EARLY 1930S- 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: STANDARDIZATION WAS SERIOUSLY DISCUSSED BY MFRS IN 1915 AND PRETTY WELLIMPLEMENTED BY 1925. THE T-SLOT WAS A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN STANDARDIZATION, AS IT ACCEPTED PARALLEL, TANDEM & POLARIZED PLUGS. IT WAS INTRODUCED BY HUBBELL IN 1915.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " 10-A/ 250-V/ 15-A/ 125-V " incised on receptacle front; " 10A.250V./ [Underwriters Laboratories symbol]/ 15A.125V. " stamped into one mounting bracket; " A-H&H/ U.S.A. " incised on other bracket. " PATS./ 1146938/ 1591707/ 1591772/ 1591773 " incised on casing back.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DARK BROWN CASING
Decoration: N/A

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