Receptacle, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 PRONG/DOUBLE/TWIST/FLUSH/POLARIZED
DATE: 1948–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1956.001

MANUFACTURER: HUBBELL
MODEL: TWIST-TITE
LOCATION: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BAKELITE, STEEL, BRASS, COPPER, RUBBER, FABRIC AND PVC TAPE COMPOSITION.

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 7.0 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: HUBBELL
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Connecticut
City: Bridgeport

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF RECEPTACLE USED C. 1940S- 1960S.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: PROVIDES A POINT AT WHICH POWER CAN BE DRAWN FROM A WIRING SYSTEM.
Technical: THE TWIST-LOCK DEVICE WAS A KIND OF SWITCHED RECEPTACLE. WHEN THE CAP WAS INSERTED ANDTWISTED POWER WAS BROUGHT TO THE MOTOR AND WOULD LAST UNTIL THE CAP WAS UNLOCKED. USED FOR ELECTRIC MACHINES AND APPLIANCES. AFTER 1949 THE MODEL NAME WAS CHANGED FROM "TWIST-TITE" TO "TWIST-LOCK".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.3 each marked " 10A.250V." & " 15A.125V " on front of receptacle housing: "HUBBELL" & Underwriters Laboratories symbol, and "TWIST-TITE" incised on ends of mounting brackets. " PAT. NOS. 1771729- 2002558 AND OTHERS " and " MADE IN U.S.A. " incised on back.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: DARK BROWN RECEPTACLE CASINGS; BROWN/BLACK RUBBER COVERED ELECTRICAL WIRING, BOUND WITH BLACK TAPE.
Decoration: N/A

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HUBBELL, Receptacle, electric, between 1948–1949, Artifact no. 1992.1956, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1956.001/

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