General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, GLASS, CERAMIC/ HAS WHAT APPEARS TO BE DUCT TAPE AROUND UPPER FITTING

Dimensions

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

Length

28.0 cm

Width

28.0 cm

Height

36.0 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

Plume Atwood

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Connecticut

City

Waterbury

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO HOLD & PROVIDE A HOUSING FOR LAMP BULB & TO CONNECT IT TO ELECTRICITY - IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ USED FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING

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

RAISED ON SHADE FITTING 'PLUME & ATWOOD MFG. CO. WATERBURY, CONN., U.S.A.'/ STICKER ON SOCKET 'FIRE HAZARD/ CAUTION/ MAXIMUM LAMP/ SIZE - 100 WATT'/ ON CONTACT IN SOCKET 'LEVITON/ CANADA CSA'/ ON OUTSIDE OF SHADE FITTING 'PAT.MAY.14.1912.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

UPPER FITTING HAS SOME UNFINISHED PTS - DARK BRASS COLOUR - & SOME PTS PAINTED WHITE, SILVER-GREY TAPE WRAPPED AROUND/ LOWERFITTING DARK BRASS COLOUR/ SOCKET GLAZED WHITE, SILVER & BRASS COLOUR PTS/ SHADE IS WHITE

Decoration

SHADE HAS SCALLOPED EDGE, SERIES OF EVENLY SPACED RIDGES RUNNING DOWN OUTSIDE