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OBJECT TYPE: ARC LAMP/CARBON/CORED/THERAPEUTIC
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1648.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian National Carbon Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 CARBON ELECTRODES, IN CARDBOARD BOXES

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.0 cm
Width: 4.3 cm
Height: 1.8 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting device parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: National Carbon
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED IN ARC LAMPS/ LIGHT IS PRODUCED WHEN ELECTRICAL CURRENT ARCS ACROSS THE GAP BETWEEN TWO OF THESE ELECTRODES
Technical: CARBONS WERE PROBABLY THE FIRST LIGHT SOURCE USED IN 'HEALTH' OR 'SUN' LAMPS/ QUARTZ MERCURY ARC LAMPS & INCANDESCENT SUN LAMPS WERE LATER USED
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1-.2 ON ELECTRODES 'C EVERREADY C/ TRADE MARK/ THERAPEUTIC'/ ON BOX 'HEALTH EVERREADY CARBONS/ TRADE MARK/ MADE INCANADA/ CANADIAN NATIONAL CARBON CO. LIMITED/ MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG VANCOUVER'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1-.2 ELECTRODES ARE SLIGHTLY GLOSSY BLACK, PALE YELLOW MKGS/ BOXES ARE RED, BLUE, GREY & BUFF COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian National Carbon Co. Ltd., Electrode, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1992.1648, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1648.001/

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