General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS LAMP/ MICA & METAL SHIELD FOR PILOT LIGHT

Dimensions

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

Length

18.3 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

Unknown

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, GAS MFR. & DISTRIBUTOR, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO CITY OFTORONTO. 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. 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

GAS BRACKET WITH PILOT LIGHT PROTECTED FROM BLOWING OUT BY MICA SHIELD. BY-PASS VALVE TURNS BATSWING BURNER ON & OFF BUT PILOT LIGHT REMAINS BURNING. BATSWING BURNER WAS INTRODUCED IN 1816 AS IMPROVEMENT OVER PREVIOUS BURNERS, SUCH AS RAT-TAIL, COCKSPUR & COCKSCOMB.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

ORIGINAL GILT FINISH LARGELY OBSCURED

Decoration

ROPE PATTERN ON TUBE/ HERALDIC DESIGN ON JOINTS, KEY