Connector, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: SINGLE CONTACT/BULB PLUG & CAP
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0739.001

MANUFACTURER: PRESTO
MODEL: 4
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: RUBBER/ BRASS CONNECTORS

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: 2.3 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: C. 1930 +
Canada: FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER IN AUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING.
Function: PLUG FOR AUTOMOBILE LAMP BULB
Technical: EARLY CONNECTOR FOR AUTOMOBILE LIGHTING, MADE OF HARD RUBBER DIELECTRIC MATERIAL PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETICINSULATORS, SUCH AS BAKELITE. BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED & PRECISELY CRAFTED MULTIPLE PIECE CONNECTORS WOULD SOON BE REPLACED BY LESS COSTLY & LESS ELEGANT TYPES (REF. 1).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: BLACK RUBBER
Decoration: N/A

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PRESTO, Connector, lamp, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0739, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0739.001/

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