Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: miner's cap
DATE: 1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0140.001

MANUFACTURER: McGraw-Edison Co.
MODEL: Edison's cap lamp
LOCATION: West Orange, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, BAKELITE, RUBBER & GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.0 cm
Width: 5.8 cm
Height: 21.4 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting devices
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: McGraw Edison
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: West Orange

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Nova Scotia
Period: USED BY DONOR UP TO 1966
Canada: Used by donor in coal mines in Canada
Function: TO ILLUMINATE THE AREA IN FRONT OF THE MINER
Technical: McGraw acquired Edison in 1957; the model S was approved for production in 1959 under approval 6D-31, part 19. The lamp was specifically designated for coal mines.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: IN RAISED LETTERS ON FACE OF LAMP IS EDISON/WRITING CUT INTO METAL COLLAR OF BATTERY/A NUMBERED TAG IS CLIPPED TO ONE OF THE BELT LOOPS
Missing: N/A
Finish: A RECTANGULAR SHAPED BATTERY CONNECTS THROUGH A CABLE FROM AN UPPER CORNER TO THE BACK OF THE LAMP/LAMP HAS A CLIP ON THE BACK TO CONNECT IT TO THE CAP, THERE IS A KNURLED KNOB ON THE SIDE TO MOVE THE BULB IN THE PARABULA
Decoration: N/A

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McGraw-Edison Co., Lamp, electric, circa 1959, Artifact no. 1986.0140, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1986.0140.001/

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