General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, COMPOSITE & PORCELAIN BODY;.2 COMPOSITE CAP.

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

4.7 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PLUG PROBABLY USED C. 1915+

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.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY BAYONET STYLE PLUG IN WHICH THE ELECTRICAL CORD IS INSERTED THROUGH THE TOP CAP, AND THE WIRES CONNECTED THE TERMINAL POSTS INSIDE THE MAIN BODY. THE WHOLE IS THEN RECONNECTED, AND THE PLUG READY FOR USE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 " PATENT/ G/84 " incised in ceramic component, near post/.2 no markings visible.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

.1 WHITE CERAMIC; DARK BROWN THREADED POST/.2DARK BROWN CAP

Decoration

N/A