Arrester, lightning
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- OBJECT TYPE
- VACUUM
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0681.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- VAG-M
- LOCATION
- Toledo, Ohio, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS, CERAMIC, CARBON, METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 7.5 cm
- Height
- 16.7 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Energy-electric
- Category
- Electricity & electronics
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Ohio
- City
- Toledo
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY THE 1920'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO PROTECT A RADIO OR OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FROM LIGHTNING OR FROM ATMOSPHERIC DISCHARGES. (REF.1) - Technical
-
TYPE SAMPLE OF EARLY LIGHTNING ARRESTER. THIS TYPE OF ARRESTER CAN BE DISCHARGED REPEATEDLY WITHOUT IMPAIRING ITS EFFICIENCY. THE NON-AIR-GAP TYPE OF ARRESTER INVOLVES THE USE OF A CARBONRUNDUM STONE, WITH A SPECIAL CLAY BINDER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED ON GLASS: 'VAG-M LIGHTNING ARRESTER/ Trade Mark Res. May 4 [?]/ Pat. Apr. 30 '19 Aug 6 [?]/ May 29 '14 July 29 '16; [?]/ [?] Oct. 5 '13/ THE NATL. ELEC. SP. 10 [?]/ Toledo Ohio U.S.A.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNCOLOURED GLASS/ GLAZED PORCELAIN
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Arrester, lightning, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1966.0681, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1966.0681.001/
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