General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

3.0 cm

Height

12.0 cm

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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CIRCA 1875 +

Canada

TYPE OF GAS LIGHTING DEVICE USED IN CANADIAN URBAN HOMES IN LAST QUARTER OF 19TH C. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OFTORONTO, 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 FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING. THE POSSIBLE SOURCE, MR BERTRAM A. LILLIE, WAS ALREADY LIVING AT 51 TRILLER AVENUE, TORONTO, IN 1921. HE WAS THEN 37 YEARS OLD, WAS MARRIED AND HAD 3 SONS AND 1 DAUGHTER. HE WAS WORKING IN A GARAGE IT SEEMS. THE HOUSE WAS IN BRICKS. HE WAS BORN IN CANADA WHILE HIS PARENTS WERE FROM ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA.

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF SINGLE SWING GAS BRACKET. SWING GAS BRACKET ALLOWED LIGHT TO BE DIRECTED TO WHERE IT WAS NEEDED. SEE SIMILAR GAS BRACKETS FROM 1870'S IN 1876? MITCHELL VANCE CATALOGUE, P. 2.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

WALL PLATE/ BURNER TIP

Finish

GILT FINISH? NOW LARGELY OBSCURED

Decoration

ROPE PATTERN ON TUBE/ RAISED DESIGN ON JOINTS, KEY