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OBJECT TYPE: Westinghouse/locking
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2550.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: glazed porcelain shell/ copper/ steel/ brass/ synthetic

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: 4.8 cm
Height: 7.8 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: General Electric
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1920+
Canada: An example of an American made socket of a type used in Canada. Part of a large & varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired & documented by Ontario Hydro in the 1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest & most comprehensive of its kind in Canada & was donated to the National Museum of Science & Technology in 1992.
Function: An electrical wiring device used to support & connect to electricity a lamp or other electrical device.
Technical: An example of a Westinghouse socket of circa 1920. A simple arrangement which did not require the service of a mechanic to change a lamp was a necessity for commercial production of electric lamp sockets. In 1880 Edison introduced the screw cap which still bears his name (Ref. 3). Besides the Edison screw socket & receptacle, other methods of supporting lamps appeared: most common were the Thomson-Houston, the Westinghouse & the bayonet types (Ref. 4). The lock socket was developed around 1900 to 1909 to avoid the stealing of lamps in public places.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Raised lettering on rim reads "G.E. CO. U.S.A./ 660W. 250V."
Missing: appears complete
Finish: white shell/ gold coloured metal/ black synthetic
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric Co., Socket, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1992.2550, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2550.001/

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