General Information

Serial #

1000000

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, INCLUDING FERROUS METAL & COPPER, MICA, FELT LINING INSIDE LOWER CASE

Dimensions

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

Length

75.0 cm

Width

39.0 cm

Height

39.0 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

General Electric

Country

United States of America

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

Technical

THE LUMINOUS ARC LAMP, 1ST DEVELOPED IN 1902 & PLACED ON THE AMERICAN MARKET IN 1903, WAS CONSIDERED G.E.'S MAIN CONTRIBUTION TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT IN ARC LIGHTING/ CONSUMING 310W IT GAVE 30 PERCENT MORE LIGHT THAN A 480W CARBON LAMP/ NO ENCLOSING GLOBE WAS REQUIRED & IT COULD PROVIDE IDEAL DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED LETTERING ON CASE 'LUMINOUS ARC LAMP/ LUMINOUS ARC LAMPS AND ELECTRODES THEREFOR/ ARE LICENSED FOR USE RESPECTIVELY ONLY WITH ELECTRODES AND LAMPS SOLD BY OR UNDER LICENSE/ FROM THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y., U.S.A.'/ MFR'S PLATE 'FORM 6 LUMINOUS ARC LAMP/ FOR D.C. SERIES CIRCUITS/ NO. 1000000 CAT. 9600/ AMP 6.6/ PAT. JUNE 17, 1902 NOV. 17, 1903 AUG. 18, 1908 JAN. 19, 1909/ FEB. 23, 1909 MAR. 9, 1909/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., U.S.A./ N.P. 3047'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASING APPEARS TO BE PAINTED BLACK, PTS ARE SILVERTONE & BRASSTONE

Decoration

N/A