Lamp set, incandescent
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- OBJECT TYPE
- DECORATIVE/INDOOR/PARALLEL
- DATE
- 1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0528.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Astralite Ltd.
- MODEL
- 2102
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CARDSTOCK BOX AND LAMP HOLDER/.1 GLASS LAMPS WITH METAL BASES/.2 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL PRONGS ON PLUG
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.5 cm
- Width
- 16.0 cm
- Height
- 5.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Astralite
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF DECORATIVE LIGHTING MADE & USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS TO DECORATE INTERIORS FOR CHRISTMAS, ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS TREES [REF 1] - Function
-
USED TO PROVIDE INDOOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING. - Technical
-
1ST CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY REPORTED IN JAN 20, 1883. THE 1ST CHRISTMAS LAMPS IN THE FORM AS WE KNOW THEM WERE MADE IN THE 1920'S [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTING ON BOX IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH, INCLUDES: '12 INDOOR LIGHTS/ LONG-LIFE BULBS PARALLEL WIRING SAFETY SOCKETS HOLD-TIGHT CLIPS/ ASTRALITE/ FACTORY TESTED GUARANTEED TO LIGHT CSA APPROVED/ MADE IN CANADA/ CAT. NO. 2012/ 12 INDOOR LIGHTS/ LUMIERES D'INTERIEUR/ ASTRALITE LIMITED TORONTO CANADA'/.1 NO MARKINGS/.2 TAPE ON CORD: 'DECORATIVE LIGHTING/ OUTFIT/ TEMPORARY INDOOR USE/ LL 25242 S.5/ PTD IN CANADA/ CSA[LOGO]'/ PRINTED MANY TIMES ON CORD: 'PABRICON MFG. LTD. TYPE PX1 FOR DECORATIVE INDOOR LIGHTING STRINGS ONLY'
- Missing
- None apparent.
- Finish
- BOX: WHITE WITH DARK PINK AND ACQUA PRINTING/.1 LAMPS - 2 OF EACH OFTHE FOLLOWING COLOURS: GREEN, ORANGE, DARK BLUE, WHITE, RED, YELLOW/.2 GREEN
- Decoration
- BOX HAS DRAWINGS AND OTHER DECORATIVE FEATURES
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