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OBJECT TYPE: SCREW/SWITCHED/RECIPROCATING
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2039.001

MANUFACTURER: Banfield
MODEL: LEVOLIER
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING BRASS &COPPER) COMPONENTS; SYNTHETIC KEY; PORCELAIN SOCKET SEAT; FIBRE COVERING ON ELECTRICAL WIRES; ASBESTOS PAPER LINER BETWEEN INNER & OUTER SOCKET SHELLS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 5.5 cm
Width: 3.4 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: Banfield
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF SOCKET USED C. 1920S+
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 AN ELECTRICAL LAMP WITHIN A FIXTURE.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF SWITCHED STYLE SCREW SOCKET HAVING INTERCHANGEABLE COMPONENTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " Banfield/ [logo]/ Levolier/ REGISTERED/ 660 W 250 V/ PAT'D NOV. 1920 " incised on socket casing. " BENJAMIN " cast in raised print on socket key.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: ORIGINAL FINISHES HAVE BEEN BADLY DAMAGED: SOCKET CAP AND LOWER SOCKET BODY DO NOT HAVE SAME FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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