General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PORCELAIN & METAL CONSTRUCTION; SOME WAX PLUGS COVER SCREW HEADS, ETC.

Dimensions

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

Length

4.9 cm

Width

4.9 cm

Height

7.0 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

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS ITEM USED C. 1915+

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

TO CONNECT A SMALL APPLIANCE TO A POWER SUPPLY VIA A SCREW SOCKET (AS IN A LAMP).

Technical

THIS TYPE OF PLUG ATTACHMENT WAS USED FOR SMALL HEATING APPLIANCES LIKE BED WARMERS, AND PERMITTED SOME CONTROL OVER TEMPERATURE BY INCREASING/DECREASINGCONTACT WITH POWER SUPPLY. SIMILAR ATTACHMENT PLUGS WERE MFD BY G.E. C.1904: BY 1925 THEY WERE BEING PRODUCED OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS. NOT OFFERED IN 1956 G.E. CATALOGUES

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "OFF", "HIGH", "LOW", and "MED" cast in raised print on plug head. "G.E.CO.', "U.S.A.", "250 V.' and "650 W." cast in raised print on adaptor.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

ALL WHITE EXTERIOR.

Decoration

N/A