F.E. Co. electrical bushing
date: label: date made
content: ca 1920
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: A porcelain housing with copper medium-screw shell. Molded on top: "A F.E. Co. Chi. M90 9A1 Pat." This outlet, made by F. E. Co. is an early example of a devices still in common use today. In this case, the unit shows a ceramic housing with a medium-screw shell. Uncommon in bushings today, this design may indicate an unusual use such as for radio circuits.
label: Description (Brief)
content: An electrical system is just that–a system–and it requires multiple components. Wires and cables carry electric power, typically behind walls but were often installed on open surfaces in the early period when many buildings were retrofitted for electricity. Wire insulation could be damaged at the point where they passed into a metal box and components called bushings were needed to protect the wire. Bushings served to increase electrical safety by preventing short-circuits due to wire damage.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Electricity
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2023.0177.31
label: accession number
content: 2023.0177
label: catalog number
content: 2023.0177.31
objectType: label: Object Name
content: electrical component
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 3.4925 cm x 3.4925 cm