Bracket, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: STREET OR HIGHWAY
DATE: 1990–1999
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0428.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
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: ALUMINUM

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.0 cm
Width: 11.5 cm
Height: 185.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting device parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF BRACKET USED MID-1950S TO MID-1990S, POSSIBLY LATER. THESE BRACKETS NEVER USED.
Canada: THIS TYPE OF BRACKET USED TO SUPPORT "COBRA HEAD" LAMPS PROVIDING HIGH DENSITY LIGHTING ALONG MAJOR ARTERIES WITHIN THE CITY OF OTTAWA IN 1995- EARLY 1996. THESE BRACKETS WERE MFD BY A VARIETY OF CANADIAN COMPANIES.
Function: USED TO SUPPORT STREET LIGHT LAMPS MOUNTED ON POLES.
Technical: THIS MODEL OF BRACKET USED EXTENSIVELY SINCE MID-1950S TO HOLD HIGHWAY LUMINAIRES OF "COBRA-HEAD" SHAPE. (THE EARLIEST OF THESE LAMPS WERE FLUORESCENT; LATER MERCURY VAPOR LMAPS WERE USED.) THE BRACKETS WERETHEMSELVES ATTACHED TO A 6-FOOT HIGH POLE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 each bracket incised " TER6MA/ 3/95/ USS " at lamp attachment point.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: NATURAL FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Bracket, lamp, between 1990–1999, Artifact no. 1997.0428, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0428.001/

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