Box, outlet

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1927
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2752.001

MANUFACTURER: Banfield
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: ferrous metal box/ metal parts/ porcelain/ copper/ fabric

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 11.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: Banfield
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: circa 1930
Canada: An example of an outlet box 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 the1960s. 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: A device used for mounting a large number of switches.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: stamped lettering on part reads "BANFIELD"
Missing: appears complete
Finish: box painted glossy black/gold coloured metal/ yellow? wire covering
Decoration: N/A

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Banfield, Box, outlet, circa 1927, Artifact no. 1992.2752, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2752.001/

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