Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 prong/surface/tandem-parallel
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2640.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co.
MODEL: SYM7168/543-A
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: porcelain shell/ copper/ wax

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 3.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.5 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: User site
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1920s
Canada: An example of a receptacle of a type possibly made & 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 provide a point at which power can be drawn from a wiring system by means of a plug .
Technical: An example of a receptacle of circa 1920. 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).This kind of receptacle with both the parallel & tandem slots was common around 1920 when efforts were made to push the industry towards standardization of plugs & receptacles. This kind of receptacle had the same purpose as the popular T-slot as they each accepted both kinds of blade positions.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: raised lettering on underside reads "SYM7168" & "CAT. G.E. 543-A"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: glazed white porcelain/ red-brown wax/ gold coloured metal
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co., Receptacle, electric, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1992.2640, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2640.001/

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