General Information

Serial #

19294 (.1)

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 METAL, INCLUDING COPPER & FERROUS METAL; CERAMIC; FIBRE COVERING ON WIRES; CARBONS IN PLACE/.3 GLASS & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

66.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

25.0 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

Westinghouse

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 AFTER 1940'

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ COULD BE USED FOR STREET LIGHTING OR TO LIGHT LARGE INTERIOR SPACES

Technical

WORKS ON A "DIRECT LIFT" PRINCIPLE WITH THE ARMATURE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE CLUTCH ROD/ THE RHEOSTAT IS WOUND WITHRESISTOR WIRE OF A SPECIAL COMPOSITION; RESISTOR WIRES COMPOSED OF OTHER ALLOYS SOMETIMES CREATED PROBLEMS AS THEY LOST ELASTICITY, BUT THIS ALLOY WAS SAID NOT TO PRODUCE SUCH PROBLEMS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 PLATES AME EXCEPT FOR SERIAL #: 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ENCLOSED ARC LAMP/ STYLE NO. 36054 SERIAL NO. [.1 - 19300;.2 - 19284]/ NAME PLATE 379'/.4 'Thermex' & 'TRADE MARK REG./ NO. 4043/ MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

.1 MISSING GLOBE HOLDER PTS?/ .2 MISSING GLOBE(S) AND/OR REFLECTOR

Finish

.1-.2 UNFINISHED COPPER CASE, PTS ARE BLACK, WHITE, BRASS COLOUR, SOME RUSTY APPEARANCE/.3 WHITE WITH BRASS COLOUR FITTINGS/.4 CLEAR, COLOURLESS, GREY MKGS

Decoration

.1-.2 VERTICAL RIBBING ON CASES