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