Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: hallway/suspended/1 socket
DATE: 1900–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.3106.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Brass frame with fibre covered wires

Dimensions

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

Length: 77.5 cm
Width: 47.8 cm
Height: 9.2 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Le luminaire appartenait à M. et Mme Harris Veitch. Leur maison avait été électrifiée par Sir Adam Beck. Fait partie de la collection Hydro-Ontario. Cette collection acquise par le musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada en 1992 documente la culture matérielle de l’histoire de l’électricité et ses usages. 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. (From Worksheet, see Ref. 1)
Function: To illuminate the hallway of a house.
Technical: Luminaire au gaz électrifié par Sir Adam Beck. (Ref.2)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Some of the metal frame has broken off.
Finish: Dull brass-coloured metal frame with wiring covered in a beige fibre wrap.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp, electric, circa 1900–1920, Artifact no. 1992.3106, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.3106.001/

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