Receptacle, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- screw/candelabra
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2698.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- 2036-L-1
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- composite base/ brass/ copper/ wax
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.0 cm
- Width
- 2.6 cm
- Height
- 3.0 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
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1925-1948
- Canada
-
An example of a receptacle 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 provide a point at which power can be drawn from a wiring system. - Technical
-
An example of a miniature receptacle. There were various standard sizes of lamp bases, the largest being the Mogul base (1.5 inch diameter). Smaller bulbs were used in the intermediate and candelabra bases (0.5 inch diameter), the smallest used in the miniature base./ 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 to remove it (Ref. 1 & 2}. - Area Notes
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Unknown
Details
- Markings
- raised lettering on underside reads ‘2036-L-1’
- Missing
- appears complete
- Finish
- black body/ gold coloured metal
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Receptacle, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2698, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2698.001/
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