Lighting fixture, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: WALL/2 SOCKET/SCREW FITTING
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1778.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 NON-FERROUS METAL, PROBABLY CERAMIC & PAPER IN SOCKET

Dimensions

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

Length: 27.0 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 33.5 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: Unknown
Function: TO HOLD LAMP BULBS & CONNECT THEM TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY/ ALSO SERVES AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A DECORATIVE STYLE OF LIGHTING DEVICE USED FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Handwritten in the back: N WALL LIVING ROOM/ GEC engraved at back/4 handwritten in white
Missing: MISSING 1 SOCKET, & UNKNOWN PIECE OF PIECES FROM CENTER SECTION/probably shades about 2 1/2 in. diameter
Finish: .1-.2 APPEAR TO BE PAINTED IN GOLD-BRONZE COLOUR
Decoration: .1-.2 HEAVILY ORNAMENTED WITH STYLIZED LEAF & FLOWER DESIGNS & SCROLLWORK

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1778, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1778.001/

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