Lighting fixture, gas & electric

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OBJECT TYPE
CHANDELIER/3 SOCKET/SCREW FITTING
DATE
1892–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1806.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
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, PROBABLY BRASS, MICA IN SOCKETS, POSSIBLY SYNTHETIC SWITCH KEYS

Dimensions

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

Length
110.0 cm
Width
54.0 cm
Height
49.0 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
COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC FIXTURES WERE USED FROM THE 1880'S INTO THE EARLY DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY
Canada
Part of the Ontario Hydro Collection. This collection was acquired by the CSTM in 1992. It documents the material culture of the history of electricity and its uses.
Function
TO PROVIDE LIGHT THROUGH THE USE OF GAS & BY PROVIDING A HOUSING FOR LAMP BULBS & CONNECTING THEM TO ELECTRICITY/ ALSO SERVES A DECORATIVE FUNCTION
Technical
COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO USE ELECTRIC LIGHT WITHOUT GIVING UP THE OPTION OF USING GAS IN CASE OF AN ELECTRIC POWER OUTAGE - A NOT UNUSUAL OCCURANCE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ELECTRICITY. WITH NEW INSULATED JOINT FOR ELECTRIC FIXTURES CREATED BY LOUIS MCCARTHY, MANAGER OF THE W.T.C. MACALLEN COMPANY.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
ON 2 SWITCH KEYS 'C.G.E. Co.'/ ON 3RD SWITCH KEY APPEARS TO BE STYLIZED 'M' OVERTOP OF A 'C'/ SLIGHTLY RAISED ON CEILING END PIECE 'SOLID [MI]CA INSULAT[0R?]/ MA[N]F'[G] BY W.T.C. MACALLEN CO./ BOSTON MASS. U.S.A.' & 'FEB.9.1892', APPEAR TO BE OTHER DATES TOO, BUT NOT LEGIBLE/ ON SOCKETS 'EDISON PATENTS'/ ON SHADE HOLDERS 'MADE IN U.S.A. 'PAT'D SEP. 23.90.'
Missing
SHADES
Finish
COPPER COLOUR & BLACK (APPEARS THAT FINISH HAS DISCOLOURED)
Decoration
ARMS & CENTRAL STEM HAVE NARROW, VERTICAL RIDGES/ SOME SCROLL 'CUT-OUTS' BELOW ARMS/ GAS KEYS ARE FAN SHAPE WITH SCROLLS/ FILIGREE TYPE FINIAL IN EGG SHAPE/ FLOWER SHAPEDSOCKET CUPS/ CEILING CUP HAS BORDER INCLUDING HEART SHAPES, ANOTHER WITH ALTERNATING WIDE & NARROW BANDS, STYLIZED PETAL SHAPES SURROUNDING NARROW END/ AROUND COLLAR OF SHADE HOLDER IS VINE PATTERN

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, gas & electric, between 1892–1920, Artifact no. 1992.1806, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1806.001/

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