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OBJECT TYPE
SCREW/SWITCHED/RECIPROCATING
DATE
1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2039.001
MANUFACTURER
Banfield
MODEL
LEVOLIER
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


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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Banfield, Socket, after 1920, Artifact no. 1992.2039, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2039.001/

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