Mesco type 6540 plug and connector set
date: label: date made
content: ca 1920
name: label: maker
content: Manhattan Electrical Supply Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A 2-prong plug (pin-type tines) and attached connector (round holes) with slate (?) housings and brass fittings. Molded "Mesco" and "6540". Brass screws on sides allow for attaching electrical wires. Mounting hole in the connector.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Electricity
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: EM.241402.180
label: accession number
content: 241402
label: catalog number
content: 241402.180
objectType: label: Object Name
content: electrical plug
label: Object Name
content: electrical connector
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 2 in; 1.905 cm x 5.3975 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: plug: 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 5.3975 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: connector: 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 5.3975 cm x 3.175 cm