General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

NON-FERROUS METAL - BRASS?/ GLASS PANEL/ FABRIC COVERED WIRING

Dimensions

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

Length

56.0 cm

Width

23.6 cm

Height

19.6 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. 1900 +

Canada

TYPE OF HALL GAS LUMINAIRE USED IN URBAN CANADIAN HOMES. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLYGAS 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. 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, PARTICULARLY USED IN HALLS. IT WAS LATER MODIFIED TO USE ELECTRICITY.

Technical

HALL PENDANTS WERE COMMON TYPE OF LUMINAIRE. BEFORE DEVELOPMENT OF GAS LIGHTING, LANTERN STYLE WAS USED FOR KEROSENE LAMPS & DESIGN WAS USED AGAIN IN ELECTRIC HALL LAMPS. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADA IN 1840'S FOR STREET LIGHTING, & LATER IN BUSINESSES & HOMES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

3 GLASS SIDE PANELS/ TURN GAS KEY/ CANOPY PIECE FROM BOTTOM OF STEM

Finish

PAINTED FLAT BLACK/ BROWN WIRE COVERING/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS

Decoration

PAIR OF PARALLEL RAISED RIDGES AROUND TOP & BOTTOM EDGES