General Information

Serial #

73313

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL, INCLUDING COPPER CASE; FIBRE COVERED CORD; CERAMIC INSULATORS; POSSIBLY ASBESTOS

Dimensions

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

Length

74.0 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

21.0 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

Fort Wayne

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT, USED FOR STREET LIGHTING & POSSIBLY TO LIGHT LARGE INTERIOR SPACES

Technical

CASE COULD BE EASILY REMOVED TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE MECHANISM OF THE LAMP/ A RADIATOR BETWEEN ARC & OPERATING MECHANISMS OF THE LAMP HELPED TO PROTECT PTS BELOW IT FROM WEATHER & PTS ABOVE FROM THE HEAT OF THE ARC/ WOOD ARCLAMPS WERE FITTED WITH AN AUTO SHORT CIRCUIT WHICH CUT THEM OUT OF THE CIRCUIT WHEN CARBONS CONSUMED

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE '"WOOD" SYSTEM/ FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC WORKS/ FORT WAYNE, IND./ PATENTED/ MAY 9 1882 APRIL 22 1890/ JUNE 12 1883 JUNE 24 1890/ AUG. 5 1884 DEC. 6 1892/ JUNE 19 1885 MAR. 6 1894'/ ALSO MK'D 'PROPERTY OF/ STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/ 976'/ STAMPED IN CENTRAL POST INSIDE '73313'/ CAST IN 'P' & 'N' CAST IN ON TOP OF LAMP (ON OPPOSITE SIDES)

Missing

GLOBES, INNER GLOBE HOLDER, CHAIN

Finish

OUTER CASING PAINTED BLACK, PTS ARE BRASSTONE, SILVERTONE, WHITE, BLACK/ CASE HAS PLATE WITH BRASSTONE MKGS

Decoration

2 RAISED BANDS RUNNING AROUND MECHANISM CASE, LOWER EDGE OF CASE ENCIRCLED WITH 'SKIRT' OF ARROW SHAPES, EACH WITH CIRCULAR HOLE IN MIDDLE/ SCALLOPED LOWER EDGE ON RADIATOR