Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: EXTERIOR/SCREW FITTING
DATE: 1937
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1684.001

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
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 WITH GLASS GLOBE & CERAMIC SOCKET

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.0 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 54.0 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: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: SERVES AS A HOUSING FOR A LAMP & A MEANS OF CONNECTING IT TO ELECTRICITY/ THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF LUMINAIRE USED TO PROVIDE LIGHTING AT GAS-PUMP ISLANDS
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A NEW TYPE OF LAMP DEVELOPED BY G.E. IN 1937 PARTICULARLY FOR LIGHTING GAS-PUMP ISLANDS/ IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT, WITHOUT GLARE/ THE REFLECTORS WERE OF ALZAK PROCESSED ALUMINUM & SO AVOIDED THE PROBLEM OF CHIPPING OR RUSTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE VISIBLE
Missing: N/A
Finish: METAL PTS APPEAR TO BE PAINTED BLACK, GLOBE IS TRANSPARENT & COLOURLESS - RIPPLED
Decoration: GLODE HAS RIPPLED PATTERN IN GLASS - ALSO SERVES TO DIFFUSE LIGHT

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General Electric, Lamp, electric, circa 1937, Artifact no. 1992.1684, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1684.001/

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