General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

porcelain shell/ brass/ wax

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

5.3 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

5.8 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

User site

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

circa 1920

Canada

An example of a ceiling rosette of a type used in Canada. Part of a large and varied collection of over 7500 electrical items acquired and documented by Ontario Hydro in the1960s. The collection was thought to be the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in Canada and was donated to the National Museum of Science and Technology in 1992.

Function

An electrical wiring device used to provide a means of connecting electrical wires coming from the wiring system of a building into a single wire or cable and also to provide a decorative cover from which this wire can emerge.

Technical

An example of a porcelain ceiling rosette of the early 20th century. According to Mellanby (Ref. 2), although slate bases were occasionally used, china soon became the standard material. While the normal rose provided a reasonable efficient method of connecting a pendant, in most domestic installations its use was confined to the bedrooms and 'usual offices', the more ornamental fittings in sitting rooms being provided with metal ceiling plates which were considered to be better looking.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

raised lettering on top reads "C.G.E." and "3 AMP. 250 V."/ raised lettering on underside reads :C.G.E./ CAT. 028877"

Missing

appears complete

Finish

glazed white porcelain

Decoration

N/A