Lamp assembly

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OBJECT TYPE: FIXED LAMP OR BEACON/LIQUID FUEL
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1966.0215.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL (INCLUDING GALVANIZED SHEET METAL, ANGLE IRON, COPPER & BRASS); GLASS LAMP CHIMNEY AND COVER. WOVEN FABRIC WICK.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 105.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Marine Transportation
Category: Communications
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHT SOURCE BELIEVED USED AS A MARKER OR BEACON.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF LARGE MARINE LANTERN. SIMILAR LOOKING LANTERNS WERE USED ON RAILWAY AND TROLLEY CARS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "elbow/ here" handwritten in pencil on lamp base, near door. Pencil markings also appear on various areas of lamp. "P.A. Mfg. Co./ Waterbury, Conn./ MADE IN U.S.A." incised on wick adjustment knob. "958" incised on brackets fastening fuel tank to lamp base. "OK" handwritten in pencil on fuel tank. "TOP" handwritten in pencil on top of reflector.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE.
Finish: GALVANIZED SHEET METAL HAS NATURAL FINISH; SUSPENSION BRACKET AND ANGLE IRON MOUNTING BRACKETS ON BACK PAINTED BLACK; COPPER FRAME SURROUNDS CASE FRONT.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp assembly, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1966.0215, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0215.002/

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