General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 GLASS TUBING, BOBECHES, CENTRE COLUMN TUBES & BOBECHE; METAL CENTRE COLUMN, BURNER ASSEMBLIES, SHADE HOLDERS, PARTS/.2-.4 GLASS SHADES

Dimensions

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

Length

67.0 cm

Width

66.5 cm

Height

66.0 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. 1870-1920

Canada

TYPE OF GASOLIER USED IN AFFLUENT URBAN CANADIAN HOMES, IN PARLOURS IN PARTICULAR. 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 ATTACHED TO CEILING WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.

Technical

FASHION FOR GLASS CHANDELIERS EMERGED IN LAST THIRD OF 19TH C. GLASS BRANCHES WERE FRAGILE & COULD NOT WITHSTAND MUCH TORQUE. LARGER & HEAVIER FIXTURES WERE HUNG WITH UNIVERSAL BALL & SOCKET JOINTS. FROSTED BOWLS, STEM BALUSTERS & BOBECHES WERE USED TO MINIMIZE EFFECT OF SILVERED PIPES TO WHICH CLEAR GLASS BRANCHES WERE ATTACHED.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

ALL 56 PRISM OR CRYSTAL PENDANTS/ MANTLES/ CHIMNEYS?/ 1 SHADE/ 1 CHIMNEY HOLDER FOR WELSBACH MANTLE/ 2 BOBECHES HAVE BROKEN INNER EDGES

Finish

.1 COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS TUBES; BRASS COLOURED BURNER ASSEMBLIES & SHADE HOLDERS; SILVERED CENTRE COLUMN; FROSTED COLUMN TUBES, BOBECHES; BLACK METAL PARTS/.2-.4 FROSTED & ACID ETCHED

Decoration

.1 BOBECHES & COLUMN TUBES ARE FROSTED WITH INDENTED OVALS OF CLEAR GLASS; CLEAR U-SHAPES ON GLASS CANOPY/.2-.4 ACID ETCHED SHADES WITH VERTICAL LINES BORDERING PANELS WHICH ARE ALTERNATELY FROSTED & CLEAR; TWO FLORAL-LEAF DESIGNS ALTERNATE AROUND SIDES; RIBBON OF INCISED PARALLEL LINES ENCIRCLE UPPER EDGE WITH ROW OF RAISED BEADS BELOW; RPES OF SCALLOPED LINES ENCIRCLE LOWER EDGE