General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.2 METAL, CERAMIC

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

38.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

TYPE OF LAMP UNIT USED IN CANADA, PROBABLY FOR STREET LIGHTING

Function

TO SERVE AS A HOUSING FOR A LAMP & A MEANS OF CONNECTING IT TO ELECTRICITY/ THESE LUMINAIRES COULD BE USED FOR STREET LIGHTING OR STORE LIGHTING DEPENDING ON THE EQUIPMENT

Technical

THESE LAMPS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF A CHANGEOVER PERIOD IN LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY/ INCANDESCENT LIGHTING WAS BEGINNGING TO TAKE OVER FROM ARC LIGHTING FOR USE IN STREET LIGHTING, BUT THESE LAMPS STILL IMITATED THE LOOK OF ARC LAMPS. To be used with Mazda lamp

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.2 UPPER LAMP HOLDER PTS CAST IN '2310' & '2231'/.1 DYNOTAPE LABEL 'ML.20.14';.2 DYNOTAPE LABEL 'ML.20.15'

Missing

GLOBES & POSSIBLY REFLECTORS (NOT CERTAIN IF THIS TYPE OF LAMP SHOULD HAVE HAD REFLECTOR)/the globe should be an acorn pendant milk-colored glass. If used for street lighting, a 20 in porcelain enamelled reflector is added

Finish

.1-.2 CASING PAINTED (ENAMELLED?) BLACK, UNDERSIDE OF ENAMELLED WHITE, PTS ARE WHITE & COPPER COLOUR

Decoration

.1-.2 2NARROW RAISED BANDS IN CENTRE SECTION/ SERIES OF SLIGHT RIDGES ON UPPER PART OF CASING