Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: THERAPEUTIC/UV/TABLE/MERCURY ARC
DATE: 1933
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1653.001

MANUFACTURER: HANOVIA CHEMICAL & MFG. CO.
MODEL: ALPINE
LOCATION: Newark, New Jersey, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL, CERAMIC, QUARTZ GLASS, MERCURY, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC, FIBRE COVERED CORD, CARDBOARD DISC IN BASE/.2 METAL, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC, FIBRE COVERED CORD, POSSIBLY ASBESTOS/.3 METAL WITH SYNTHETIC KNOB, PROBABLY RUBBER WHEELS

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 23.0 cm
Height: 43.5 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: HANOVIA
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New Jersey
City: Newark

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO PRODUCE RAYS OF LIGHT SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE SUN, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE WHAT WERE SEEN AS THE THERAPEUTIC BENEFITS OF SUCH LIGHT
Technical: THE QUARTZ MERCURY-VAPOUR BURNER IN THIS LAMP HAD TO BE TILTED IN ORDER TO START THE LAMP, & THEN TOOK 5-10 MIN. TO BUILD UP TO FULL POWER/ BY 1947 AN IMPROVED QUARTZ MERCURY-ARC WAS AVAILABLE WHICH DID NOT NEED TO BE TILTED & COULD BE STARTED IMMEDIATELY WITH THE FLIP OF A SWITCH (REF.#4)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 DECAL ON HOOD 'ALPINE SUN LAMP/ HOME MODEL/ HANO[VI]A [CH]EMIC[AL] & [MFG. CO. N]EWARK, N.J.'/ DECAL INSIDE HOOD 'CAUTION/ PROTECT YOUR EYES/ BEFORE LIGHTING LAMP/ WASH OFF ARC TUBE/ WITH ALPINE CLEASING FLUID'/ DECAL ON HOOD 'PROTECTED BY/ U.S.PATENTS/ 1,334,850/ 1,671,109/ 1,850,252/ 1,902,936/ 1,090,797/ OTHER PATENTS/ PENDING/ HANOVIA CHEM./ & MFG. CO./ NEWARK, N.J./ U.S.A.'/.2 DECALS 'TO OPERATE/ ON AC VOLTS 110 60 CYCLES/ CURRENT CONSUMPTION START [5].5 AMP'S/ RUN 3.5 AMP'S/ USE ONLY IN/ WALL OR BASE PLUG'/ ON SWITCH KNOB 'PERKINS'/.3 CAST IN '3720'
Missing: LAMP PROBABLY WOULD HAVE COME WITH CHILDREN'S GOGGLES AS WELL AS ADULTS (ADULTS ARE 921656) - NO CHILDREN'S GOGGLES WITH THIS LAMP/ .1 APPEARS TO BE MISSING HAND WHEEL AT BACK OF HANDLE, HOOD KNOB
Finish: .1 SOME PTS UNFINISHED SILVERTONE, SOME PAINTED BLACK, VENTED COLUMN PAINTED BUFF YELLOW/.2 SIDES PAINTED BUFF YELLOW, TOP & BOTTOM PAINTED BLACK, SOME SILVERTONE PTS/.3 PAINTED BLACK, SOME SILVERTONE PTS
Decoration: .1 DECAL APPEARS TO SHOW MOUNTAIN RANGE WITH SUN IN BACKGROUND

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HANOVIA CHEMICAL & MFG. CO., Lamp, electric, after 1933, Artifact no. 1992.1653, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1653.001/

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