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OBJECT TYPE
screw/switched/chain-pull
DATE
1938–1956
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.2690.001
MANUFACTURER
Smith & Stone Ltd.
MODEL
Unknown
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
brass shell/ copper/ bakelite/ cardboard

Dimensions

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

Length
3.9 cm
Width
3.5 cm
Height
6.4 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
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
1930s-1950s
Canada
An example of a Canadian 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 chain pull switch socket of the mid 20th century. 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 (Ref. 3). Mellanby writes that switched lampholders were used since domestic electrical lighting was introduced in the 1880s. Much of the demand for sockets with switches came from the days of gas lighting, and it took people some time to get used to the greater convenience of a switch near the door of a room. Portable lamps began to be introduced so the demand for switch holders continued in spite of frequent efforts by engineers and insurance interests to discourage it (Ref. 2)
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
incised lettering reading "660 W. S&S [logo] 250 V./ MADE IN CANADA"
Missing
appears complete
Finish
gold coloured metal
Decoration
N/A

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