Lighting fixture, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: PENDANT/HALL/HARP/1 JET
DATE: 1895
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0408.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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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: 62.0 cm
Width: 28.1 cm
Height: 8.8 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: C. 1895-1920?
Canada: TYPE OF GAS LUMINAIRE USED IN MODEST URBAN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TOTORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING. IF THE RECORD IS RIGHT, THE LIGHTING FIXTURE COMES FROM THE HOUSE OF BERTRAM A. LILLIE THAT LIVED AT 51 TRILLER AVENUE SINCE AT LEAST 1921. HE THE HAD 37 YEARS OLD AND WAS BORN IN CANADA. HIS PARENTS WERE COMING FROM ENGLAND AND AUSTRALIA. HE WAS THE OWNER OF A BRICK HOUSE AT THIS ADDRESS. HE WAS ALSO MARRIED AND THE COUPLE HAD 3 SONS AND 1 DAUGHTER. HE WAS WORKING IN A GARAGE.
Function: LIGHTING DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.
Technical: TYPE OF LUMINAIRE MADE OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME, FROM INTRODUCTION OF GAS LIGHTING IN CANADA IN 1840'S, PROBABLY TO END OF GAS LIGHTING ERA. SEE ILLUSTRATIONS OF HARP HALL PENDANTS FROM 1870'S (REF. 1) & EARLY 1900'S (REF. 2).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: SHADE, SHADE HOLDER, TUBING
Finish: GOLD COLOURED
Decoration: PARALLEL GROOVES ENCIRCLED BY ROW OF RAISED TEAR DROPS & FLUTED EDGE ON CEILING PROTECTOR

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, gas, circa 1895, Artifact no. 1998.0408, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0408.001/

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