General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

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

7.0 cm

Width

7.0 cm

Height

2.5 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

CIRCA 1890 +

Canada

TYPE OF SHADE HOLDERS USED IN COMBINATION GAS-ELECTRIC OR SIMPLE ELECTRIC LUMINAIRES IN CANADA. 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 FOR DOMESTIC*

Function

PART OF GAS LAMP USED TO SECURE THE SHADE.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF LAMP SHADE HOLDER OF LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, FIRST IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & INTORONTO IN 1848, & LATER FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING AS WELL. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY HAD SPREAD TO CANADA FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED LETTERING READING ON.1-.2 "PAT'D DEC. 9, 90. SEPT. 29, 96"; ON.3 "PAT'D SEPT. 23, 90" & "MADE IN U.S.A."

Missing

.1 & .3 EACH MISSING SCREW

Finish

GOLD COLOURED

Decoration

.3 VINE PATTERN ENCIRCLING INNER RING