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OBJECT TYPE
SCREW/SWITCHED
DATE
1882
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2022.001
MANUFACTURER
Edison General Electric Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Schenectady, New York, 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
BRASS SOCKET CASING & KEY; COPPER CONTACT POINT; COMPOSITE MATERIAL (?) LINER; PORCELAIN INNER FITTING; FABRIC COVERING ON WIRES.

Dimensions

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

Length
7.0 cm
Width
4.0 cm
Height
7.0 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
Edison
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
Schenectady

Context

Country
North America
State/Province
Unknown
Period
THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED C. 1883- EARLY 1900S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada
PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BYONTARIO 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 SECURE AND CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL BULB WITHIN A FIXTURE.
Technical
EDISON'S IDEA FOR DESIGNING A SCREW SOCKET WAS PROMPTED BY SCREWING THE CAP ON A KEROSENE CAN. A SCREW FITTING ALLOWED THE BULB TO BE FIRMLY SEATED WITHOUT RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE DELICATE FILAMENTS, AND BY THE 1880S 70% OF SOCKETS SOLD WERE EDISON'S. SWITCHED LAMP HOLDERS WERE AN IDEA LEFT OVER FROM THE DAYS OF GAS LIGHTING, AND IT TOOK PEOPLE A WHILE TO GET USED TO THE CONVENIENCE OF SWITCHING A LIGHT ON/OFF NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO A ROOM. THE DEMAND FOR SWITCH SOCKETS CONTINUED IN SPITE OF FREQUENT EFFORTS BY ENGINEERS & INSURANCE INTERESTS TO DISCOURAGE IT. (REF. 1)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
" EDISON GENERAL/ ELECTRIC CO./ PATENTED/ OCT.20 1882/ OCT. 25 1882 " incised on socket casing.
Missing
NONE.
Finish
BRIGHT LACQUERED FINISH ON CASING EXTERIOR.
Decoration
STYLIZED CROSS-LIKE MOTIF CAST IN RAISED FORM ON BOTH SIDES OF KEY.

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