General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST ALUMINIUM/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

95.0 cm

Width

55.0 cm

Height

40.0 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

1990'S

Canada

FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. GAS STREET LIGHTING BEGAN INTORONTO IN 1840'S, CONTINUING THERE UNTIL 1890. IN 1960'S & 1970'S THERE WAS TREND RESULTING IN REVIVAL OF GAS EXTERIOR LIGHTING FOR DOMESTIC USE, MOSTLY IN DRIVEWAYS, PATIOS ETC.

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME TO LIGHT EXTERIOR AREAS MOSTLY AT HOMES, SUCH AS DRIVEWAYS & PATIOS.

Technical

GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, FIRST IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & IN TORONTO IN 1848, & LATER FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING AS WELL. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY HAD SPREAD TO CANADA FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING. THESE LAMPS HAVE BEEN CONVERTED FROM ELECTRICITY TO GAS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

.1 FINIAL/.2 PANE OF GLASS, SCREW HOLDING FIXTURE TO WALL MOUNT

Finish

PAINTED BLACK/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS

Decoration

CAST EDGINGS & CURVES; PATTERN OF WAVY LINES ON SUPPORT/.2 FLORAL DESIGN ON FINIAL