General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS SOCKET CASING; PORCELAIN INNER BODY; COPPER CONNECTION POINT;SYNTHETIC OUTLET FITTING; ASBESTOS PAPER LINER

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

8.8 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

Bryant

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF SOCKET PROBABLY USED C. 1915- 1925, AND POSSIBLY LATER.

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 SUPPORT AND CONNECT A LAMP BULB AND/OR ELECTRICAL CORD TO ELECTRICITY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF AN ATTACHMENT SOCKET WITH SIDE OUTLET, PERMITTING THE USE OF BOTH A LAMP AND SECOND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ONE SOCKET.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" BRYANT/ 660 W. 250 V./ MADE IN U.S.A. " incised in socket casing; " PRESS " incised in casing, to left of pull chain.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

FLAT BRASS FINISH ON EXTERIOR SURFACES OF SOCKET CASING; PORCELAIN COMPONENTS ARE WHITE; DARK BROWN/BLACK OUTLET OR RECEPTACLE.

Decoration

N/A