Connector, lamp
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1997.0740.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- DOUBLE CONTACT/CORD CONNECTOR
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0740.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PRESTO
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
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
- 4.1 cm
- Width
- 2.2 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
-
CORD CONNECTOR PLUG FOR AUTOMOBILE LIGHTING - Technical
-
EARLY CONNECTOR FOR AUTOMOBILE LIGHTING, MADE OF HARD RUBBER DIELECTRICMATERIAL PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC INSULATORS, 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
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
PRESTO, Connector, lamp, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1997.0740, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0740.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
1997.0740.001
