General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS/ FERROUS METAL CLAMP

Dimensions

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

Length

85.0 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

13.0 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

PRICE KNIGHT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

C. 1910-1920 +

Canada

TYPE OF LUMINAIRE USING A LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY PROBABLY MORE FREQUENTLY ADOPTED IN SUBURBAN AND RURAL CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS BECAUSE OF ITS LOW PRICE. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE ATTACHED TO CEILING WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA FLAME FUELLED BY VAPORISED GASOLINE.

Technical

THIS IS EXAMPLE OF HOLLOW WIRE SYSTEM GASOLINE LAMP. GASOLINE IS DELIVERED THROUGH SMALL DIAMETER BRASS TUBE, FROM PRESSURIZED TANK. GASOLINE IS VAPOURIZED AT BURNER IN SAME MANNER AS COLEMAN CAMPING LANTERN. IT USED GAS MANTLES ATTACHED TO PIPECLAY RING, WHICH BAYONETS ON TO BURNER OPENING. THIS SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE 1890s TO COMPETE WITH ELECTRICITY. IN COMPARISON TO OTHER GASOLINE GAS SYSTEMS, IT WAS SIMPLE AND INEXPENSIVE BUT ALSO DANGEROUS. THE SYSTEM COULD LAST FOR DAYS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READS "MANUFACTURED BY/ PRICE-KNIGHT LIMITED/ TORONTO - WINNIPEG"

Missing

SHADES?/ MANTLES

Finish

GOLD PAINTED

Decoration

ROPE PATTERN ON TUBE/ GROOVES RADIATING OUT FROM TOP & BOTTOM OF CENTRE ORB/ FLUTED METAL PIECE ON TUBE