Lighting fixture, gas & electric

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OBJECT TYPE
CEILING/3 SOCKET/SCREW FITTING
DATE
Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1818.001
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
METAL, MICA & PAPER IN SOCKETS, FIBRE COVERED WIRES/ MAY BE SYNTHETIC PTS IN SWITCH

Dimensions

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

Length
70.0 cm
Width
67.0 cm
Height
40.0 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
Unknown
Period
COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS 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 HOLDING & 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 UNCOMMON OCCURANCE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ELECTRICITY
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
APPEAR TO BE SOME MKGS ON END PIECE OF PIPE WHICH FITS TO WALL, BUT NOT LEGIBLE/ ON SOCKETS '50 C.P. 250 VOLTS/ C.G.E.'
Missing
MISSING A NUMBER OF PTS, INCLUDING 2 TIPS FOR GAS JETS, SHADE HOLDERS FOR GAS & ELECTRIC COMPONENTS, DECORATIVE PIECES
Finish
BLACK FINISH, APPEARS TO BE PAINTED, CHIPPED IN PLACES SHOWING BRASS OR COPPER COLOUR/ SWITCH (HANGING FROM CORD) SHOWS BRASS COLOUR, APPEARS TO HAVE HAD SOME OTHER KIND OF FINISH OVER IT, NOW MOSTLY MISSING
Decoration
HAS LEAF-SHAPE CUTOUTS AT TOP & BOTTOM (TOP IS DETACHED) OF CENTRAL 'HUB', SIMILAR CUT-OUTS IN CURVES OF ARMS/ FLEUR-DE-LYS SHAPED PIECES AROUND ELECTRIC SHADE-HOLDERS (MOST MISSING)

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, gas & electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1818, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1818.001/

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