Shade, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1890–1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0418.007

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 7
Total Parts: 10
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Glass lamp shade

Dimensions

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

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Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: C. 1890-1920
Canada: TYPE OF GAS CHANDELIER USED IN CANADIAN URBAN HOMES, PARTICULARLY PARLOURS, LIBRARIES & DINING ROOMS. 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 *
Function: Unknown
Technical: DESIGN OF LUMINAIRE IS TYPICAL OF TURN OF CENTURY & WAS ALSO USED BY ELECTRIC LAMP MFRS. DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF BURNER GREATLY INFLUENCED LUMINOSITY OF GAS. FIRST ARGAND BURNERS WERE USED THEN SELECTION OF FLAT BURNERS. GEORGE BRAY INTRODUCED HIS FLAT FLAME BURNER C. 1870; THEY BECAME KNOWN FOR HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Colourless glass shade.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, between 1890–1910, Artifact no. 1998.0418, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0418.007/

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