Lamp set, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: DECORATIVE/INDOOR/PARALLEL
DATE: 1940–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0530.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CORD, PLUGS, AND SOCKETS/ GLASS BULBS

Dimensions

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

Length: 200.0 cm
Width: 7.0 cm
Height: 1.0 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: Unknown
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1940S AND 1950S
Canada: TYPICAL OF DECORATIVE LIGHTING USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS TO DECORATE 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 WE KNOW THEM WERE MADE IN THE 1920S. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN PLUG: 'LEVITON/ 15A-125V'/ STAMPED IN PRONG: 'LEVITON/ H.G.'
Missing: ONE LAMP
Finish: RED AND GREEN CORDS; BLACK SOCKETS AND PLUGS; 2 BLUE LAMPS, 1 GREEN LAMP, 2 RED LAMPS
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp set, incandescent, circa 1940–1955, Artifact no. 1996.0530, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0530.001/

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