Lighting fixture, electric

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OBJECT TYPE
CEILING/3 SOCKET/SCREW FITTING
DATE
1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1811.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
1
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
METAL, HAS CERAMIC & MICA IN SOCKETS, PROBABLY BAKELITE SWITCH KEYS/ APPEARS TO BE PAPER AROUND ONE SOCKET

Dimensions

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

Length
84.0 cm
Width
39.0 cm
Height
27.0 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
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
Period
Unknown
Canada
Unknown
Function
TO HOLD & PROVIDE A HOUSING FOR LAMP BULBS & TO CONNECT THEM TO ELECTRICITY - IN ORDER TO PRODUCE LIGHT
Technical
EXAMPLE OF A DECORATIVE DOMESTIC LIGHTING FIXTURE/ THE USE OF ELECTRICITY FOR HOME LIGHTING GOES BACK TO THE 1880'S, BUT DID NOT BECOME WIDESPREAD UNTIL THE EARLY DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
SLIGHTLY RAISED ONPT AT TOP OF STEM 'SOLID MICA INSULATING JOINT./ MAN BY W.T.C. MACALLEN CO.'/ ON SWITCH KEYS 'ALPHA'
Missing
SHADEHOLDERS & SHADES, APPEARS TO BE MISSING PTS FOR AT LEAST 2 OF THE SOCKETS
Finish
BLACK WITH COPPER COLOUR HIGHLIGHTS, APPEARS UNFINISHED/ SOCKETS INCLUDE BRASS COLOUR, UNGLAZED WHITE CERAMIC PTS, BLACK SWITCH KEYS
Decoration
SEVERAL CURVED RIDGES OF CEILING 'CUP', CLOSE TO MAIN BODY 'CUP' FORMED OF ACANTHUS LEAF SHAPES/ CUT-OUT SCROLLS WITHIN CURVE OF ARMS/ LOWER CONE-SHAPED ORNAMENT PATTERNED WITH HEART SHAPES ENCLOSING LEAVES, SCALLOPED SURFACE, SMALL BALL SHAPE ON END

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, electric, circa 1900, Artifact no. 1992.1811, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1811.001/

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