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OBJECT TYPE: OFFSET PRONGS/RADIO/POLARIZED
DATE: 1938–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1992.001

MANUFACTURER: Hubbell
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 (POSSIBLY BAKELITE)AND METAL CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.5 cm
Width: 3.5 cm
Height: 3.1 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: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1938- C.1950.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED 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: EXAMPLE OF DECORATIVE PLUG TYPE USED DURING THE PERIOD. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL WAS OFFERED IN ELECTRICAL CATALOGUES FROM 1938 TO 1950. RADIO AERIAL CONNECTED TO DESIGNATED PRONG; REMAINING PRONG SERVED AS GROUND.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " HUBBELL/ U.S.A./ [Underwriters Laboratories symbol]" & "AERIAL" incised on goldtone prong; "GROUNDED" incised on silver metal prong.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: OFF-WHITE MOLDED CAP; ONE GOLD TONE AND ONE SILVER METAL PRONG.
Decoration: DECORATIVE PATTERN, RESEMBLING TOP PORTION OF CINQUEFOIL, MOLDED IN RAISED RELIEF SURROUNDING CAP TOP.

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Hubbell, Plug, between 1938–1950, Artifact no. 1992.1992, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1992.001/

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