Measurements:

socket: 1 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name:

Socket

lamp socket

Other Terms:

Socket; Components; Power and Lighting; Power and Lighting

Date made:

ca 1889

Description (Brief):

A keyless surface-mounted wooden socket for a medium-screw based lamp. Two copper lead wires emerge from the bottom. No extant maker's marks.

Location:

Currently not on view

Credit Line:

from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection

ID Number:

EM.241402.108

Accession number:

241402

Catalog number:

241402.108

See more items in:

Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4004-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_708014