General Information

Serial #

14926

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, INCLUDING COPPER, FERROUS METAL, BRONZE; MICA, VULCABESTON, PORCELAIN, FIBRE-COVERED WIRE, CARBONS INPLACE/.2 GLASS & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

66.5 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

26.0 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 BY 1940'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

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

Technical

PROMOTED AS A SIMPLY CONSTRUCTED, STURDY LAMP/ DUE TO THE WAY THE LAMP WAS CONSTRUCTED IT WAS ONLY NECESSARY TO INSULATE THE CONDUCTING PTS FROM THE FRAME AT VERY FEW POINTS/ INSULATION PROBLEMS WHICH OCCURRED IN OTHER ARC LAMPS WERE SAID TO BE PRACTICALLY ELIMINATED

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ENCLOSED ARC LAMP/ STYLE NO. 36045 SERIAL NO. 14926/ NAME PLATE 379'

Missing

HOLDER FOR INNER GLOBE, INNER GLOBE/According to OH record, should have a large flat glass reflector

Finish

.1 UNFINISHED COPPER CASE, PTS ARE BLACK, BRASS COLOUR, WHITE, SILVERTONE- SOME NOW MOSTLY RUSTY COLOUR/.2 MILKY WHITE, BRASSTONE HARDWARE

Decoration

.1 VERTICAL RIBBING AROUND CASE