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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POWERLITE, Lamp, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1661, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1661.001/

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