Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THERAPEUTIC/TABLE
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1659.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Branston, Chas. A. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 144
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2038
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, SYNTHETIC & WOOD PTS, FIBRE COVERED CORD, PROBABLY ASBESTOS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 33.0 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 58.0 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
- Branston
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE ULTRA-VIOLET RADIATION FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES/ INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR HOME USE - Technical
-
THERAPEUTIC LAMPS 1ST EMPLOYED CARBON ARCS & QUARTZ MERCURY ARCS FOR THEIR LIGHT SOURCE/ BY 1930'S INCANDESCENT LAMPS WERE ALSO USED, BUT ARC LAMPS CONTINUED TO BE COMMONLY USED FOR THIS PURPOSE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'MANUFACTURED BY/ CHAS. A. BRANSTON LIMITED./ TORONTO. CANADA./ MODEL 144 SERIAL 2038/ VOLTS 110 AMPS 8'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNFINISHED SILVERTONE H00D & BASE, BLACK & BROWN PTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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Branston, Chas. A. Ltd., Lamp, electric arc, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1659, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1659.001/
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