Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OPEN/DOUBLE/FLOOR
- DATE
- 1920
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1757.001
- MANUFACTURER
- MACBETH ARC LAMP CO.
- 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, POSSIBLY SYNTHETIC &/OR RUBBER, PROBABLY ASBESTOS COVERED WIRES
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 96.0 cm
- Width
- 63.0 cm
- Height
- 143.0 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
- MACBETH
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- C.1920-1966
- Canada
-
TYPE OF ARC LAMP USED IN CANADIAN PRINTING OFFICES, PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIOS - Function
-
TO PROVIDE LIGHT FOR PHOTO-ENGRAVING, PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC & ROTOGRAVURE PURPOSES - Technical
-
ORDINARY CARBON ARC LAMPS WERE LARGELY REPLACED FOR USE IN PHOTO-ENGRAVING & BLUE-PRINTING BY FLAMING CARBON ARC LAMPS, AS THE FLAMING CARBONS 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
- METAL TAG ATTACHED STAMPED 'PTA-435'/ STAMPED IN SIDE OF FRAME APPEARS TO BE 'MA' & '601'/ RAISED AROUND BASE 'MACBETH ARC LAMP CO'/ HYDRO TAG ATTACHED (NOW DISCARDED) READ '223 ARC LAMP/ MULTILITH ARC LAMP/ MODEL 1404/ 110 VOLT 20 AMP/ T 1678/ ADDRESSOGRAPH MULTIGRAPH CORP./ FROM UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO 1966' (INFO. DOES NOT APPEAR TO MATCH ARTIFACT)
- Missing
- PLUG FOR END OF CORD
- Finish
- OUTSIDE OF REFLECTOR PAINTED BLACK, INSIDE PAINTED SILVER, OTHER PTS ARE BLACK & SILVER OR GREY/ STAND PAINTED GRAY BUT MUCH PAINT NOW MISSING
- Decoration
- AT END OF EACH OF 4 FEET IS SLIGHTLY RAISED TRIANGULAR SECTION AT TOP WITH STYLIZED CLAW-LIKE PATTERN ON TOP OF THIS
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MACBETH ARC LAMP CO., Lamp, electric arc, circa 1920, Artifact no. 1992.1757, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1757.001/
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