General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

.1 METAL (INCLUDING BRASS) AND PORCELAIN CONSTRUCTION/.2 GOLDTONE METAL SHELL; SYNTHETIC & PAPER COMPONENTS.

Dimensions

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

Length

3.5 cm

Width

3.5 cm

Height

5.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

User site

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1906+. THIS TYPE OFFERED FOR SALE 1904- C. EARLY 1950S.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED AND DOCUMENTED 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

USED TO CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE TO A POWER SUPPLY.

Technical

ATTACHMENT PLUGS WERE INTRODUCED C. 1900 IN RESPONSE TO CONSUMER DEMAND FOR DOMESTIC ELECTRIC APPLIANCE AND PORTABLE LIGHTS. THISDEMAND WAS ENCOURAGED BY THE MFRS AND SUPPLIERS OF ELECTRICITY, LOOKING TO FIND NEW WAYS TO MARKET THEIR PRODUCT, AND TO INCREASE SALES. THIS DESIGN REPRESENTS AN IMPROVEMENT OVER EARLIER MODELS: THE SCREW-OFF COVER PERMITTED ATTACHMENT OR RELEASE OF CORD WITHOUT TWISTING WIRES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"459" cast in raised print porcelain face on.1; "6 A/ 250V" incised on metal contact point on tip./.2 no markings visible.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. .2 CAP IS BROKEN AT ATTACHMENT POINT, AND WILL NOT REMAIN SECURELY IN PLACE ON .1

Finish

.1 GLAZED WHITE PORCELAIN; BRASS AND GOLDTONE METAL COMPONENTS/.2 GOLDTONE METAL COVER; DARK BROWN CORD-OPENING COLLAR; MEDIUM BROWN PAPER LINER IN UPPER INSIDE PORTION OF COVER.

Decoration

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