Receptacle, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- 2 prong/surface/T-slot/conduit fitting
- DATE
- 1938
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2635.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Smith & Stone
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- porcelain shell/ copper/ metal hardware/ wax
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 9.6 cm
- Width
- 4.3 cm
- Height
- 4.2 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
- Smith Stone
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1940s
- Canada
-
An example of a receptacle 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
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An electrical wiring device used to provide a point at which power can be drawn from a wiring system by means of a plug . - Technical
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An example of a receptacle of the late 1930s In the early 1890s Charles G. Perkins of Hartford, CT, patented a electrical ceiling fixture & a plug & receptacle for electrical purposes was patented in 1894, incidentally introducing the nomenclature (Ref. 4). The introduction of the T receptacle in 1917 set the stage, along with Hubbell's separable plug, for standardization of plugs & receptacles which was passed by NELA in 1917. Standardization was considered complete by 1926. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering "S S [logo]" & "10A 250V"
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- glazed white porcelain/ metallic parts
- Decoration
- N/A
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Smith & Stone, Receptacle, electric, circa 1938, Artifact no. 1992.2635, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2635.001/
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