General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CERAMIC SOCKETS, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC OR RESIN COVERED WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

65.5 cm

Width

63.0 cm

Height

82.0 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

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS STYLE OF LUMINAIRE SOLD AT LEAST FROM 1910-1930

Canada

TYPE OF ORNAMENTAL LUMINAIRE USED IN CANADIAN TOWNS & CITIES

Function

TO PROVIDE AN ORNAMENTAL HOLDER FOR LAMPS & TO CONNECT THEM TO ELECTRICITY

Technical

STREET LIGHTING LUMINAIRES BECAME MORE ORNAMENTAL C.1910, PARTICULARLY THOSE USED WITH INCANDESCENT LAMPS/ THIS TREND WAS PART OF THE 'CITY BEAUTIFICATION' MOVEMENT WHICH GREW IN IMPORTANCEAFTER ITS PROMOTION DURING THE CHICAGO WORLD'S FAIR IN 1893

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED ON SOCKETS 'BRYANT', '250V', '660W'

Missing

3 other globes. According to catalog, they should be of white diffusing glass, size 6 in X 10 in.

Finish

.1 PAINTED SILVER-GREY, CHIPPED IN PLACES/ SOCKETS GLAZED WHITE, METAL INSIDE SOCKET HOLDERS APPEARS UNFINISHED & BROWN IN COLOUR, BRASSTONE HARDWARE/.2 BLUE STRIPED EFFECT, SOME STRIPES APPEAR MORE TRANSPARENT THAN OTHERS

Decoration

.1 HIGHLY ORNAMENTED INCLUDING SCROLLWORK, STYLIZED LEAF PATTERNS EITHER SLIGHTLY RAISED OR SLIGHTLY INSET/ DOWNWARD SPIKES HAVE VERTICAL GROOVES, AT END OF LONGEST SPIKE IS A SMALL GRIFFIN-LIKE FIGURE/.2 TWO-TONE BLUE SWIRLS