Benjamin 4-lamp cluster adapter

Benjamin 4-lamp cluster adapter

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Description (Brief)
Benjamin 4-lamp cluster adapter. brass medium-screw base with porcelain insulator, four brass candelabra screw sockets with plastic insulator, porcelain housing, stamped on top: “Benjamin-Pat.-May-17-1904”
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
lamp adapter
lamp socket
date made
ca 1905
Measurements
overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 6.985 cm x 6.0325 cm
ID Number
2015.0169.38
accession number
2015.0169
catalog number
2015.0169.38
Credit Line
from Pamela Horner
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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