General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, CERAMIC PTS, COATED FIBRE-COVERED CORD

Dimensions

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

Length

60.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

154.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

SERVES AS A HOUSING FOR A LAMP BULB & A MEANS OF CONNECTING IT TO ELECTRICITY/ 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

'SUN' LAMPS WERE DEVELOPED TO MIMIC SUNLIGHT FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES/CARBON ARC LAMPS & QUARTZ MERCURY ARC LAMPS WERE 1ST USED FOR THIS PURPOSE/ IN 1929 G.E. INTRODUCED A COMBINATION INCANDESCENT & MERCURY ARC LAMP/ OTHER INCANDESCENT LAMPS WERE ALSO USED FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'A PLATE 'GENERAL ['GE' LOGO] ELECTRIC/ SUNLAMP/ CAUTION [EXCL.MARK] BEFORE INSTALLING OR OPERATING/ READ INSTRUCTIONS. IMPORTANT [EXCL.MARK] THIS LAMP/ PRODUCES SUNBURN. AVOID OVEREXPOSURE./ MODEL BM6 10.6 AMPERES/ 115 VOLTS 25 CYCLES/ H.E.P.C. OF ONTARIO APPROVAL NO. 3167/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ L 4509942 TORONTO, CANADA'/ ON BASE 'CAUTION/ USE WITH WALL OR BASE/ BOARD RECEPTACLE ONLY'/ STICKER ON SHADE, HANDWRITTEN 'S12/ RETURN/ TO [DOB]/ [ILLEGIBLE] nd' - A LINE HAS BEEN MK'D THROUGH ALL WRITING

Missing

N/A

Finish

PAINTED DARK BROWN ON STAND & OUTSIDE OF SHADE, LIGHT SILVER INSIDE

Decoration

SEVERAL SMALL SECTIONS AROUND PIPE FLUTED, AT TOP OF LAMP HOOD IS DECORATIVE, OPENWORK DESIGN