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Maker:
Thomson-Houston Electric Company  Search this
Physical Description:
brass (overall material)
porcelain (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 2 5/8 in; 3.175 cm x 3.81 cm x 6.6675 cm
Object Name:
Lamp Socket
Date made:
ca 1900
Description (Brief):
Keyless surface mounted lamp socket. Porcelain body, Thomson-Houston socket, remnants of tar-like coating on bottom. No extant maker's markings.
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
from Princeton University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, thru Dean Howard Menand
ID Number:
EM.318713.02
Catalog number:
318713.02
Accession number:
232729
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Work and Industry: Electricity
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-6653-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_996393