Flasher

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OBJECT TYPE: 3 PRONG/ENCLOSED
DATE: 1960–1969
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1977.001

MANUFACTURER: LUCAS
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: England

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING ALUMINUM).

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.2 cm
Width: 3.2 cm
Height: 8.2 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Electricity & electronics
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: LUCAS
Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: England
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF FLASHER PROBABLY USED C. 1960S, AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE & VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: TO ALTERNATELY AND AUTOMATICALLY TURN ON AND OFF LIGHTS, BY INTERUPTING THE FLOW OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF AN AUTOMOTIVE FLASHER USED TO OPERATE SIGNAL LIGHTS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " LUCAS/ FLASHER/ FL5 12v 42w/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 35020A 1 63/ DO NOT DROP " incised on casing. "B", "P" & "L" incised on base, one letter each incised near prongs.
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: SILVER METAL EXTERIOR.
Decoration: N/A

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LUCAS, Flasher, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1992.1977, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1977.001/

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