Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THERAPEUTIC/UV & IR/TABLE
- DATE
- 1944–1951
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1657.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MACLEOD, J.K. & CO. LTD.
- MODEL
- RELIANCE 1200
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, CERAMIC, PROBABLY ASBESTOS, PROBABLY WOOD HANDLE, SYNTHETIC PLUG, FIBRE CORD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.5 cm
- Width
- 23.0 cm
- Height
- 43.0 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
- MACLEOD
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF LAMP MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO PROVIDE ULTRA-VIOLET & INFRA-RED RADIATION FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES - Technical
-
'SUN' LAMPS WERE DEVELOPED TO MIMIC SUNLIGHT FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES/ CARBON ARC LAMPS & QUARTZ MERCURY ARC LAMPS WERE 1ST USED FORTHIS PURPOSE/ IN 1929, GE INTRODUCED A COMBINATION INCANDESCENT & MERCURY ARC LAMP & OTHER INCANDESCENT LAMPS WERE ALSO USED FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE '110 VOLTS A.C. OR D.C./ 10 AMPS/ RELIANCE/ CATALOG NO./ 1200/ C S A APP. NO. 5791/ J.K. MACLEAD & CO. LIMITED TORONTO.CANADA/ CAUTION: DISCONNECT CORD BEFORE INSERTING NEW CARBONS./ THIS DEVICE, INSOFAR AS ITS SAFETY FROM ELECTRIC SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD/ IS CONCERNED HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION./ THE CSA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE/ RADIATION FROM THE DEVICE. KEEP INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAY FROM THIS/ LAMP. TO BE USED ON WALL OR BASE RECEPTACLE ONLY.'
- Missing
- ACCORDING TO OH RECORDS A PAIR OF GOGGLES SHOULD HAVE COME WITH LAMP
- Finish
- SHINY SILVERTONE FINISH ON OUTSIDE OF HOOD, STAND PAINTED BLACK/ INSIDE OF HOOD IS DULL SILVERTONE, SOME RUSTY COLOUR NEAR TOP/ BLACK HANDLE & KNOBS
- Decoration
- N/A
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MACLEOD, J.K. & CO. LTD., Lamp, electric arc, between 1944–1951, Artifact no. 1992.1657, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1657.001/
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