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OBJECT TYPE: SMALL APPLIANCE/ATTACHEMENT/SWITCHLESS
DATE: 1915–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1981.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: HARD RUBBER (?) AND METAL; FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES EXTENDING FROM (CUT) CORD.

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.8 cm
Width: 4.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1915-1920S +
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 AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE TO A POWER SUPPLY.
Technical: THIS TYPE OF PLUG PROBABLY DEVELOPED C. 1915 WHENA VARIETY OF DOMESTIC APPLIANCES BEGAN TO BE AVAILABLE. THIS SAME STYLE OF PLUG WAS STILL AVAILABLE IN 1956, THOUGH MADE OF PHENOLIC RATHER THAN HARDRUBBER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "250V. 360W." cast in raised print on plug base.
Missing: SCREW & LOCKING NUT MISSING FROM BODY.
Finish: DARK BROWN PLUG BODY.
Decoration: MIDSECTION OF BOTH SIDES OF PLUG BODY COVERED BY PATTERN OF CROSS-HATCHING, PRESUMABLY TO IMPROVE USER'S GRIP.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Plug, circa 1915–1920, Artifact no. 1992.1981, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1981.001/

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