General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUS METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

1.8 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting device parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GAS TIP

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

TYPE OF TIPS USED IN GAS BURNERS OF GAS FIXTURES USED TOLIGHT CANADIAN URBAN HOMES CIRCA 1850-1910. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL *

Function

PART OF BURNER OF GAS LIGHTING FIXTURE WHICH CONTROLS QUANTITY OF GAS & AIR TO PRODUCE FLAME, LIGHT OF GOOD QUALITY.

Technical

FIRST BURNERS WERE MERELY HOLES IN PIPES CARRYING GAS. LATER HOLES WERE LOCATED SO FLAME HAD SPECIFIC SHAPE. IMPROVED SINGLE JET BURNERS, BATSWING & FISHTAIL, APPEARED CIRCA 1820. METAL TIPS HAD TENDENCY TO CORRODE, BLOCKING OPENING OF GAS JET. IN 1858 WILLIAM SUGG OF ENGLAND BEGAN TO USE NON-METALLIC MATERIAL, STEATITE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING READING "GAS TIP & SELF LIGHTER CO. N.Y./ PAT. JAN. 2? 1900?/ 5"

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

GREY

Decoration

N/A