Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE
STREET/FLUORESCENT/BI-POST
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1661.001
MANUFACTURER
POWERLITE
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL, SYNTHETIC, FOAM, ALSO GLASS & RUBBER IN TUBES/ FIBRE COVERED WIRES PROTRUDING FROM END

Dimensions

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

Length
159.0 cm
Width
40.0 cm
Height
33.0 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
POWERLITE
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
LUMINAIRE PROVIDES A HOUSING FOR LAMPS & MEANS OF CONNECTING THEM TO ELECTRICITY/ TOGETHER UNIT PROVIDES LIGHT FOR STREET LIGHTING & POSSIBLY OTHER OUTDOOR LIGHTING
Technical
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS CAME ON THE MARKET IN 1938/ THEY WERE 1ST TRIED FOR STREET LIGHTING IN THE U.S. IN 1941, BUT WERE LITTLE USED UNTIL 1950 WHEN SEVERAL U.S. CITIES INSTALLED THEM/ IT WAS REPORTED THAT VISIBILITY WAS BETTER ON BOTH WET & DRY PAVEMENT WITH FLUORESCENT LIGHTS AS COMPARED TO MERCURY ARC OR INCANDESCENT LIGHT
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
RAISED LETTERING NEAR MOUNTING END 'POWERLITE'
Missing
N/A
Finish
OUTER CASING APPEARS PAINTED SILVER-GREY, TRANSPARENT, COLOURLESS COVER/ CHROME-LIKE FINISH INSIDE, BLUE, RED, YELLOW & BLACK WIRES/ TUBES ARE WHITE WITH BLACK ENDS/ FOAM AROUND EDGES IS A DIRTY YELLOW-BROWN COLOUR
Decoration
N/A

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