General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS, CERAMIC/ CORD HAS FIBRE COVER

Dimensions

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

Length

61.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

28.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Northern Electric

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A FLOODLIGHT MADE & USED IN CANADA/ BY THE END OF THE 1920'S IT WAS BECOMING QUITE POPULAR IN CANADA TO FLOODLIGHT PUBLIC & COMMERCIAL CITY BUILDINGS

Function

TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF LIGHT & PROJECT IT OVER A WIDE AREA/ FLOODLIGHTS WERE USED TO LIGHT THE EXTERIOR OF PUBLIC & COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, STATUES ETC./ COULD ALSO BE USED FOR UTILITARIAN INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES SUCH AS LIGHTING STORAGE YARDS, NIGHT CONSTRUCTION WORK ETC.

Technical

CARBON ARC LAMPS HAD BEEN USED IN SEARCHLIGHTS, BUT AS THEY REQUIRED CONSTANT ATTENTION,USE OF THIS KIND OF FLOODLIGHTING WAS VERY LIMITED/ INTRO OF THE COILED FILAMENT INCANDESCENT LAMP IN 1914 PROVIDED A SOURCE OF LIGHT BETTER SUITED TO PERMAMENT INSTALLATIONS OF FLOODLIGHTING & LED TO A GREAT INCREASE IN ITS POPULARITY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE 'Northern Electric/ Davis Flood Light/ MODEL S.D./ PATENTS PENDING/ USE STANDARD 750 OR 1000 WATT PS-52 MAZDA LAMP'/ ON REFLECTOR 'FLOOD-LIGHT'/ CAST OR STAMPED IN COVER '25'/ CAST INTO MOUNTING BRACKET '11'

Missing

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Finish

EXTERIOR PAINTED BLACK/ TRANSPARENT, COLOURLESS GLASS IN COVER WITH SILVERTONE MESH WITHIN IT/ INTERIOR SIDES PAINTED SILVER, REFLECTOR IS MIRRORED

Decoration

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