General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUS METAL CASING/ GLASS BULB & LENS

Dimensions

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

Length

17.5 cm

Width

4.8 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting devices

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Eveready

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1900 +

Canada

EQUIPMENT USED BY GAS PRODUCER & DISTRIBUTOR CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY LIGHTING TO CITY OF TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF INCREASING COMPETITION WITH & EVENTUAL REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES PORTABLE ELECTRIC LIGHT FOR GAS FITTERS.

Technical

FLASHLIGHT WAS FIRST SAFE PORTABLE LIGHT & APPEARED AROUND 1896; BEFORE THAT, CANDLES & KEROSENE LANTERNS WERE USED. FIRST BATTERY APPEARED IN 1866, INVENTED BYGEORGE LECLANCHE OF FRANCE. DR. CARL GASSNER IMPROVED IT & CREATED FIRST DRY CELL. EVEREADY CO. WAS FORMED IN 1897 BY CONRAD HUBERT, DEVELOPER & PROMOTER OF FIRST HAND-HELD TUBULAR FLASHLIGHT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING IN BASE READS "EVEREADY/ TRADE MARK"/ INCISED "EVEREADY" ON / INCISED LETTERING ON METAL PLATE SOLDERED ON TO CASING READS "STOLEN/ FROM/ CONSUMERS GAS/ TORONTO" & "35"

Missing

BATTERIES

Finish

GOLD PAINTED CASING/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS

Decoration

N/A