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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG
DATE: 1910–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2012.001

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: COMPOSITE, RUBBER & METAL COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.1 cm
Width: 3.1 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: LEKTRIK
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1910- 1920.
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 PIN PLUG USED DURING THIS PERIOD. THE PINS ON THIS PLUG ARE OF THE SPLIT TYPE, SLIGHTLY FLAIRED AT THE ENDS SO THAT ONCE INSERTED IN THE RECEPTACLE, THE PLUG MAY NOT BE EASILY DISLODGED.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " REG'D/ LEKTRIK/ TRADE MARK " incised in insulating disk on underside of plug.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DARK BROWN PLUG CAP HAS RED RUBBER INSULATING DISK
Decoration: N/A

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LEKTRIK, Plug, circa 1910–1920, Artifact no. 1992.2012, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2012.001/

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