Igniter, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1936
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0323.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: NEWBRIDGE
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL & SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 16.5 cm
Width: 9.5 cm
Height: 7.0 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: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
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: Unknown
Technical: GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, FIRST IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & IN TORONTO IN 1848. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY HAD SPREAD TO CANADA FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAST LETTERING ON CAP READS "THE NEWBRIDGE/ GAS IGNITER" WITH PARTIALLYILLEGIBLE INCISED PATENT NOS.
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ BLACK SYNTHETIC
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Igniter, gas, after 1936, Artifact no. 1998.0323, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0323.001/

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