General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

.1 METAL & COMPOSITION MATERIAL;.2 BAKELITE OR COMPOSITION MATERIAL;.3 METAL & PORCELAIN CONSTRUCTION.

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Weight

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Diameter

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Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

User site

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

HUBBELL

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PLUG USED C. 1909+

Canada

PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & 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 ITSENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

USED TO CONNECT AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE TO A POWER SUPPLY.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF PLUG HAVING A POP-UP CONNECTION BODY, PERMITTING THE ATTACHMENT AND /OR REMOVAL OF FRAGILE ELECTRICAL WIRES WITHOUT TWISTING OR OTHERWISE DISTURBING THE CORD. ONE CONNECTION IS ON TOP, THE OTHER SECURED ON THE SIDE, WHICH IS THEN RETRACTED OR PUSHED DOWN INSIDE METAL SHELL, MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE WIRE TO COME LOOSE. HUBBELL INC. FOUNDED IN 1888 AS HUBBELL-GRIER ELECTRIC CO., BRIDGEPORT CT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 "HARVEY HUBBELL INC../ 3 A. 250 V. PAT. APP. FOR " incised on rim..2 no markings visible..3 "102" cast in raised print on porcelain face.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

.1 GOLD TONE METAL THREADED COLLAR HAS DARK BROWN/BLACK RIM;.2 DARK BROWN/BLACK MOLDED CAP;.3 GOLDTONE METAL AND WHITE PORCELAIN.

Decoration

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