General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL (POSSIBLY BRASS) AND PORCELAIN COMPOSITION..2 WOOD, WITH METAL POSTS AND SCREWS.

Dimensions

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

Length

4.3 cm

Width

4.3 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

LEKTRIK

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE PROBABLY USED C. MID 1900S- 1915, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

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

THE EARLIEST RECEPTACLES WERE SURFACE TYPES, BUT AS ELECTRICAL LIGHTING DEVELOPED ANDAPPLIANCES BECAME MORE POPULAR EFFORTS WERE MADE TO IMPROVE THE APPEARANCE OF THE INSTALLATION AND THE FLUSH RECEPTACLE WAS DEVELOPED. COVERS WERE SOON ADDED, TO HIDE THE RECEPTACLE. THIS RECEPTACLE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE DIFFERENT PIN TYPES & RECEPTACLES AVAILABLE, & ILLUSTRATES WHY STANDARDIZATION WAS SO NECESSARY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " REG'D/ LEKTRIK/ TRADE MARK " incised on inside of receptacle cover. " 5A/ 250 V " incised on receptacle housing rim. " PATENT " incised in housing back./.2 " 5A/ 250V/ Lektrik " incised on back of plug.

Missing

COMPLETE, BUT PORCELAIN COMPONENT OF .1 BROKEN AND MISSING.

Finish

.1 BRASS CASING & COVER; WHITE PORCELAIN FITTING/.2 LIGHT AND MEDIUM-BROWN WOOD COMPONENTS; BRASS-COLOURED METAL PINS.

Decoration

N/A