General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CERAMIC/.2-.3 GLASS & METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

62.0 cm

Width

34.0 cm

Height

37.5 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

TYPE OF STREET LIGHTING UNIT USED IN CANADA/ ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING UNITS BEGAN TO BE MORE POPULAR AROUND 1910 WITH THE GROWTH OF THE 'CITY BEAUTIFICATION' MOVEMENT

Function

TO SERVE AS A HOUSING FOR A LAMP & A MEANS OF CONNECTING IT TO ELECTRICITY/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING

Technical

INCANDESCENT LAMPS REPLACED ARC LAMPS FOR STREET LIGHTING C.1920 & REIGNED UNTIL C.1933 WHEN SODIUM LAMPS & MERCURY LAMPS WERE INTRODUCED

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 STAMPED INTO PIECE ABOVE SOCKET 'POWERLITE', '2617', 'S&S'

Missing

One decorative clamp for top globe

Finish

.1 APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK BUT NOW MOSTLY MISSING, STILL APPEARS DARK BROWN TO BLACK IN COLOUR, SOME TRACES OF SILVER COLOUR IN A FEW PLACES/.2 TRANSLUCENT, CLOUDYGLASS, METAL RIM PAINTED BLACK, SOME SMALL CHIPS SHOW SILVER BENEATH, BLUE COLOUR N ONE SIDE/.3

Decoration

'BACK PLATE' HAS EGG PATTERN BORDER AROUND IT, BRACKET ARM HAS LARGE, ORNAMENTED SCROLL SHAPE, RING ENCIRCLED WITH DECORATIVE BORDER/ COVER HOLDERS ARE SHELL SHAPE/.2 ROWS OF RIBBING RUN AROUND IT, GROWING NARROWER FROM RIM TO TIP/.3 ROWS OF RIBBING RUN AROUND IT, WITH ORNAMENTED METAL FINIAL AT TOP