Lamp, electric & bracket

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OBJECT TYPE: STREET/SCREW FITTING
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1666.001

MANUFACTURER: POWERLITE DEVICES
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, PROBABLY PORCELAIN ENAMELLED REFLECTOR, CERAMIC SOCKET

Dimensions

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

Length: 147.5 cm
Width: 44.5 cm
Height: 56.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting device parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: POWERLITE
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF REFLECTOR APPEARS IN CATALOGUES BY 1908 & WAS MOST POPULAR STYLE OF OPEN REFLECTOR UNTIL 1950'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO HOLD A LAMP TO BE USED FOR STREET LIGHTING
Technical: INCANDESCENT LAMPS REPLACED ARC LAMPS FOR STREET LIGHTING C.1920'S & REIGNED UNTIL C.1933 WHEN SODIUM LAMPS & MERCURY LAMPS WERE INTRODUCED/ THE 'RADIAL WAVE' REFLECTOR WAS 1ST TYPE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO DIFFUSE, REDIRECT & IMPROVE LIGHT OUTPUT/ IT ALSO ADDED STRENGTH TO THE DESIGN
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON LAMPHOLDER '[P]OWERLI[TE] [ILLEGIBLE - OH RECORD INDICATES IT WOULD BE 'DEVICES']/ TORON[TO]/ [ILLEGIBLE]'/ RAISED ON MOUNTING BOX 'POWER', 'LITE', '813'
Missing: N/A
Finish: UNFINISHED BRACKET & OUTSIDE OF LAMPHOLDER, SOME WHITE & RUST CORROSION/ REFLECTOR ENAMELLED BLACKON TOP & WHITE BENEATH
Decoration: SLIGHT WAVY PATTERN IN REFLECTOR (THIS DESIGN IS FUNCTIONAL AS WELL AS ORNAMENTAL)

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POWERLITE DEVICES, Lamp, electric & bracket, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1992.1666, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1666.001/

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