General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 BRASS, COPPER AND OTHER METAL(S)COMPONENTS; WOODEN MOUNTING FOR CONTACT STRIP; SYNTHETIC KEY HANDLE;.2 BRASS SHELL

Dimensions

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

Length

5.6 cm

Width

3.1 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

Weston

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED C. 1885+

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 & SECURE AN ELECTRICAL BULB OR OTHER DEVICE WITHIN A FIXTURE.

Technical

EARLY CONTACT-TYPE SOCKET IN WHICH POST FITTING ON BASE OF LAMP BULB IS DIRECTED THROUGH A GUIDE RING ONTO A COPPER CONTACT BAR: THE TURN KEY COMPLETES/INTERRUPTS THE CIRCUIT DELIVERING POWER TO THE BULB.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 no markings..2 " WESTON SYSTEM/ PATENTED MAY 6-84/ [?]R 21-85 JUN 16-85 " incised on casing.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Finish

LACQUERED BRASS; MOULDED BROWN SYNTHETIC HANDLE

Decoration

N/A