Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTROLUMINESCENT
DATE: 1957
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1503.001

MANUFACTURER: Sylvania
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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: GLASS BODY, SYNTHETIC COMPONENTS, FIBRE CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: N/A
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: Sylvania
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ELECTROLUMINESCENT TECHNOLOGY 1ST USED IN COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS C. LATE 1950'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PROVIDE A FAINT LIGHT, SUCH AS WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR A NIGHT LIGHT/ THIS TECHNOLOGY ALSO USED FOR LIGHTED DIALS, THERMOMETERS, ETC. & EVEN TO PRODUCE A LUMINOUS TABLE SURFACE
Technical: ELECTROLUMINESCENCE WAS CONSIDERED TO OFFER SEVERAL POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES WHEN INTRODUCED - IT HAD A THIN PANEL CONSTRUCTION WHICH WAS FLEXIBLE AS TO SIZE & SHAPE, HADUNIFORM BRIGHTNESS OVER WHOLE SURFACE, LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE & A VERY LOW POWER REQUIREMENT/ WAS NOT, HOWEVER, VERY EFFICIENT, & WAS AFFECTED BY HUMIDITY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'SYLVANIA'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PALE GREEN ON ONE SIDE OF BODY & BROWN ON BOTHER SIDE, BLACK CORD & COMPONENTS
Decoration: N/A

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Sylvania, Lamp, electric, circa 1957, Artifact no. 1992.1503, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1503.001/

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