Receptacle, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- screw/miniature/surface
- DATE
- 1914
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2658.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MANHATTAN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO.
- MODEL
- 7055
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- porcelain shell/ copper/ brass
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
- 2.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 3.4 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- User site
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- MESCO
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- circa 1914+
- Canada
-
An example of an American made 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 circa 1914. 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 & receptacles. In 1880 Edison introduced the screw cap which still bears his name. Porcelain bodies were first made around 1907 & were efficient but broke easily, & so were mainly used in domestic settings rather than for industrial & street lighting purposes (Ref. 3). Edison had the idea for a light socket while screwing the cap on a kerosene can. It has the advantage of firmly seating the bulb without having to snap, pull or otherwise jar the lamp and its delicate filament. There were rival lamps before 1900, each with its own base, but Edison's base had 70% of the market in the early 1900s (Ref. 4). There were various standardized sizes of bases in use for lamps. For the screw base, there was the mogul (the largest - 1.5 inch diameter), the medium, the intermediate & the candelabra (for smaller bulbs - 0.5 inch). Miniature bases usually housed flashlight size bulbs. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering around edge reads "M.E.S.CO. ½ AMP. 125 V."/ raised lettering on underside reads "7055"
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- glazed white porcelain/ gold coloured metal
- Decoration
- N/A
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MANHATTAN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., Receptacle, electric, circa 1914, Artifact no. 1992.2658, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2658.001/
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