Lighting fixture, electric

Use this image

Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes

Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:

ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE

Ingenium, 1978.0183.002
Permalink:

Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.

DOWNLOAD IMAGE

PURCHASE THIS IMAGE

This image is free for non-commercial use.

For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.

OBJECT TYPE: 1 socket/screw fitting
DATE: 1968
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0183.002

MANUFACTURER: KAMRO LIGHTING PRODUCTS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

More Information

General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Steel base with a metal socket and wires, synthetic socket exterior, paper labels and fabric wire coverings

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 11.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 12.8 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Communications
Category: Telephony
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ca. 1968
Canada: Unknown
Function: Used to hold an incandescent lamp bulb and connect it to electricity in order to provide illumination to a sign.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On the label attached to the socket: "FIRE HAZARD CAUTION/ MAXIMUM LAMP SIZE/ 60 WATTS"/ On the label on the proper bottom: "CERTIFIED CSA [logo] CERTIFIÉ/ ELECTRIC FIXTURE/ LL7538 S. 14/ KAMRO LIGHTING PRODUCTS/ Ptd. in Canada"/ In red in the background of this label: "68"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: White finished metal body with a black and silver coloured socket and one black and one white fabric covered wire on the proper bottom. Attached to the socket is a white label with black markings and on the proper bottom is an off-white label with blue and red markings.
Decoration: N/A

CITE THIS OBJECT

If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:

KAMRO LIGHTING PRODUCTS, Lighting fixture, electric, circa 1968, Artifact no. 1978.0183, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0183.002/

FEEDBACK

Submit a question or comment about this artifact.