Lamp, electric arc

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OBJECT TYPE: OPEN/FLAME/DOUBLE/FLOOR
DATE: 1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1734.001

MANUFACTURER: Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.
MODEL: 1404
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: P-1678
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC OR RESIN PTS, POSSIBLY ASBESTOS COVERED WIRES, FIBRE COVERED WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length: 37.5 cm
Width: 36.0 cm
Height: 132.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Studio & set equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Addressograph
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: TYPE OF ARC LAMP USED IN CANADA IN PRINTING OFFICES & PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS
Function: TO PROVIDE LIGHTING FOR PHOTO-ENGRAVING OR PHOTOGRAPHIC PURPOSES
Technical: ORDINARY CARBON ARC LAMPS WERE LARGELY REPLACED FOR USE IN PHOTOENGRAVING & BLUE-PRINTING BY FLAMING CARBON ARC LAMPS, AS THE FLAMING TYPE WERE MORE EFFICIENT/ C.1914 QUARTZ TUBE MERCURY ARC LAMPS WERE TRIED FOR THESE PURPOSES & LATER CAME INTO MORE WIDESPREAD USE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE 'Multilith Arc Lamp/ MODEL - 1404/ VOLTS 110 AMPS 20 NO P-1678/ PAT. NO. 1648019-1698918 OTHERS PENDING/ ADDRESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORPORATION/ CLEVELAND, OHIO MADE IN U.S.A.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BLACK KRINKLE FINISH/ SILVER COLOUR INSIDE REFLECTOR/ SILVERTONE & BRASSTONE PTS
Decoration: N/A

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