Lighting fixture, gas

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OBJECT TYPE: READING PENDANT/DROP LIGHT/1 UPRIGHT JET
DATE: 1890–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0414.001

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 TUBE/ IRON SUPPORT

Dimensions

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

Length: 102.0 cm
Width: 18.2 cm
Height: 2.5 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: Unknown
Period: C. 1890
Canada: TYPE OF AFFORDABLE LUMINAIRE USED IN CANADIAN URBAN HOMES C. 1890-1900. 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 APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.
Function: LIGHTING DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.
Technical: TYPE OF LUMINAIREMADE FOR LONG PERIOD, 1840'S UNTIL END OF GAS ERA C. 1920. TAG IDENTIFIES IT AS BEDROOM FIXTURE BUT THEY WERE SUITABLE FOR KITCHEN, CELLAR, BACK HALL ETC. WHERE FANCY FIXTURES WERE UNNECESSARY. SEE EXAMPLES IN 1870'S MITCHELL CATALOGUE, 1856 STARR & 1908 SEARS ROEBUCK CATALOGUE (LATTER TWO IN MYERS).
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: BURNER, CUP, BURNER TIP
Finish: GOLD COLOURED
Decoration: RAISED ROSETTE PATTERNS ON CONNECTOR/ BEADED KEY EDGE

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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, gas, between 1890–1910, Artifact no. 1998.0414, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0414.001/

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