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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 PRONG/PARALLEL BLADE
- DATE
- 1938–1960
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2001.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 547
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- SYNTHETIC (POSSIBLY PHENOLIC) CAP; METAL PRONGS & FITTINGS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 3.4 cm
- Width
- 3.4 cm
- Height
- 3.8 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.1938 +
- 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
-
USED TO CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE WITH A POWER SUPPLY. THIS PLUG MAY HAVE BEEN USED WITH A STRING OF CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF PLUG STYLE USED DURING THIS PERIOD. THIS MODEL WAS OFFERED IN ELECTRICAL CATALOGUES FROM C.1938 TO C. 1960. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " 547/ 125V " incised on one side of each prong.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- DARK BROWN MOLDED CAP; BRASS-COLOURED METAL PRONGS; DULL BROWN-BLACK INSULATING DISK ON BASE.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Plug, circa 1938–1960, Artifact no. 1992.2001, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2001.001/
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