Shade, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE
OPAL/CRIMPED/4 IN. BASE
DATE
1885–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1998.0395.001
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Unknown

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
OPALESCENT GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length
N/A
Width
20.4 cm
Height
4.5 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 1885 +
Canada
TYPE OF SHADE USED IN LIGHTING CANADIAN HOMES CIRCA 1875-1925. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATERREPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.
Function
PART OF LIGHTING FIXTURE WHICH SHIELDS GAS FLAME OR ELECTRIC BULB & DIFFUSES LIGHT INTO SURROUNDING AREA.
Technical
OPAL SHADES WERE POPULAR FOR EARLY ELECTRIC HANGING FIXTURES; THEY WERE USED FOR EITHER GAS OR ELECTRIC FIXTURES. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, FIRST IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & IN TORONTO 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
NONE
Missing
.2 PIECE BROKEN OF UPPER RIM
Finish
WHITE
Decoration
CRIMPED

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, between 1885–1920, Artifact no. 1998.0395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0395.001/

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