Lamp set, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: DECORATIVE/INDOOR/PARALLEL
DATE: 1948
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0531.001

MANUFACTURER: NOMA ELECTRIC CO. OF CAN. LTD.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC CORDS, SOCKETS, AND PLUGS; GLASS LAMPS

Dimensions

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

Length: 365.0 cm
Width: 8.0 cm
Height: 2.0 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: NOMA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE LATE 1940S AND 1950S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF DECORATIVE LIGHTING MADE AND USED IN CANADA 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 NOW KNOW THEM WERE MADE IN THE 1920'S [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MOLDED IN PLUG: 'NOMA'/.2 MOLDED IN PLUG: 'NOMA'; PRINTED ON TAG: 'DECORATIVE LIGHTING OUTFIT/ NOMA ELECTRIC CO. OF CAN., LTD./ LL1928 S-3233 INDOOR/ CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION/ Approved/ CSA [LOGO]/ Standard/ Printed/ in/ Canada'
Missing: .1 PLUG NOT ORIGINAL
Finish: CORDS GREEN AND RED; SOCKETS AND HOOKS BLACK; YELLOW, RED, BLUE, AND TURQUOISE LAMPS
Decoration: N/A

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NOMA ELECTRIC CO. OF CAN. LTD., Lamp set, incandescent, after 1948, Artifact no. 1996.0531, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0531.001/

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