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OBJECT TYPE: screw/spring mounted
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2694.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: brass/ wood/ metal parts

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.2 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Height: 12.0 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: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: early 20th century
Canada: An example of a spring mounted socket of a type used in Canada. Part of a large and varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired and documented by Ontario Hydro in the 1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada and was donated to the National Museum of Science and Technology in 1992.
Function: An electrical wiring device used to support & connect to electricity a lamp or other electrical device, this one with an attached spring.
Technical: An example of a socket mounted on a spring to reduce vibration and protect the lamp bulb.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: none
Missing: appears complete
Finish: metallic & gold coloured
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Socket, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.2694, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2694.001/

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