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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SWITCHED/RECIPROCATING
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2023.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: SECURITY SNAP SOCKET
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 CASING; MICA INSULATING DISK; SYNTHETIC KEY; ASBESTOS PAPER LINER BETWEEN INNER & OUTER SOCKET SHELLS; PORCELAIN FITTING INSIDE SOCKET.

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.0 cm
Width: 4.0 cm
Height: 7.5 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Schenectady

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED DURING EARLY 20TH C.
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 SECURE AND SUPPORT A LAMP BULB WITHIN A FIXTURE.
Technical: GE'S SECURITY SNAP SOCKET WAS DESIGNED FOR USE IN FIXTURE WORK, WHERE INSTALLING OR REPLACING ORDINARY SCREW-JOINTED SOCKETS WAS DIFFICULT. THIS TYPE OF SOCKET COULD BE CONNECTED WITHOUT HAVING TO TIP OR BEND THE SHELL, SOMETHING DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE INSMALL OR CONFINED SPACES, AND FULLY ASSEMBLED ONLY AFTER INSTALLATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " 50 C.P. 250 VOLTS/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. " incised in brass casing. " G.E. CO. " cast in raised print on key. Star symbol incised on casing, to left of key, indicating attachment point.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: BRIGHT BRASS EXTERIOR; BLACK KEY
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Socket, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1992.2023, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2023.001/

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