General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, CERAMIC, GLASS, FIBRE COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length

18.5 cm

Width

18.5 cm

Height

27.5 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

LEVASSEUR

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

City

Montreal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A LIGHTING DEVICE MADE & USED IN CANADA

Function

TO HOLD & PROVIDE A HOUSING FOR A LAMP BULB, AND TO CONNECT IT TO ELECTRICITY - IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ ALSO SERVES A DECORATIVE FUNCTION

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

DECAL ON INSIDE OF BACK PLATE 'C.E.S.A. STANDARD ELECTRIC FIXTURE/ L.A. 4266 [S.9.]/ FRANKE [APPEARS TO BE LOGO - CIRCLE CONTAINING 'F' & ANOTHERCHARACTER - ILLEGIBLE DUE TO SMALL PIECE MISSING FROM DECAL] LEVASSEUR/ & CO. LIMITED MONTREAL/ APPROVED CANADIAN/ ENGINEERING STANDARDS ASSOC.'/ ON CONTACT IN SOCKET 'LEVITON'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BODY PAINTED LIGHT YELLOW, SUPPORT FOR SHADE APPEARS UNFINISHED - DARK BRONZE COLOUR/ SHADE MOSTLY COLOURLESS, FROSTED, APPEARS TO HAVE SOME REMNANTS OF LIGHT GREEN OR BLUE COLOURING ON IT

Decoration

SHADE HAS SCALLOPED EDGES, CLOSELY SPACED GROOVES RUNNING DOWN IT