Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: EXTERIOR/1 SOCKET/SCREW FITTING
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1733.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: P108EP
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: ALUMINUM, OTHER METAL PTS, SYNTHETIC, CERAMIC SOCKET

Dimensions

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

Length: 32.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 35.0 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 LUMINAIRE USED IN CANADA - VERY SIMILAR ONES ARE STILL BEING MANUFACTURED & USED IN CANADA TO LIGHT YARDS (& EVEN CHURCH PORCHES - FOR EX. IN SOME QUEBEC VILLAGES)
Function: TO SUPPORT & HOLD LAMPS, DISTRIBUTE LIGHT & PROVIDE A MEANS OF CONNECTING LAMPS TO POWER SUPPLY/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING, PARTICULARLY IN SUBURBAN AREAS, & FOR LIGHTING RURAL OUTDOOR WORK AREAS, ROADSIDE MARKETS, ETC.
Technical: THIS OPEN BOTTOM TYPE OF REFLECTOR WAS EASY TO MAINTAIN AS IT WOULDN'T ACCUMULATE DIRT, WATER ETC./ THIS TYPE OF REFLECTOR REPLACED THE POPULAR RADIAL WAVE TYPE, & SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME POPULAR IN THE EARLY 1960'S.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED ON REFLECTOR 'HOLOPHANE [ENCIRCLED 'R']/ Holophane/ NO 4722/ TYPE II/ PAT. NO. 3089024 RD: 1961'/ RAISED ON MOUNTING BRACKET 'P108EPAC'
Missing: no
Finish: LIGHT SILVER COLOURFRAME, PROBABLY UNFINISHED/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS REFLECTOR/ GLAZED WHITE SOCKET, SILVER & BRASS COLOUR PTS/ BLUE & WHITE COATED WIRES
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp, electric, after 1961, Artifact no. 1992.1733, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1733.001/

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