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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG
DATE: 1920–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2011.001

MANUFACTURER: LEKTRIK
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PORCELAIN, RUBBER & METAL COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.2 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 4.0 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: LEKTRIK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG PROBABLY USED C. 1920S- 1940.
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 EARLY 2 PRONG PLUG FITTED WITH SPLIT OR FLAIRED PRONGS: THESE ENSURED A TIGHT FIT, AND REDUCED THE CHANCES OF THE PLUG BECOMING DISLODGED WHILE IN USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " REG'D/ LEKTRIK/ TRADE MARK " incised in insulating disk. "PATENT" stamped in black ink on back of porcelain cap.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: WHITE GLAZED PORCELAIN CAP; RED RUBBER INSULATING DISK; METAL PRONGS.
Decoration: N/A

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LEKTRIK, Plug, circa 1920–1940, Artifact no. 1992.2011, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2011.001/

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