Plug & adapter

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OBJECT TYPE: screw base
DATE: 1918–1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0707.002

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal and synthetic [including bakelite] components.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 2.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 3.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Probably used c. 1918- 1940
Canada: Part of a large collection of medical artifacts, archival material & trade literature transferred to CSTM in 2002 from the former History of Medicine Museum, Toronto, ON.
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "660 W." and "250 V." cast in raised print on receptacle. "C.G.E. CO. LTD." stamped into ring surrounding contact point.
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Dark brown bakelite receptacle; threaded silver metal base and raised contact point; dark brown synthetic ring surrounds contact point.
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd., Plug & adapter, between 1918–1950, Artifact no. 2002.0707, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0707.002/

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