Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: SPOT & FLOOD/FLOOR
DATE: 1939
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0414.001

MANUFACTURER: Bardwell & McAlister Inc.
MODEL: KEG-LITE
LOCATION: Hollywood, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE GLASS LENS & LAMP BULB, RUBBER COVERING ON CORD AND WHEELS, AND WOVEN FIBRE ROPE TIE. ASBESTOS LINER SHIELDS LAMP WORKS FROM HOUSING. LAMP BULB RECEPTACLE IS PORCELAIN.

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: 67.0 cm
Height: 143.0 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: Bardwell McAlister
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Hollywood

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF LIGHT USED C. 1940S+
Canada: PART OF A.M. HARDY COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQ.. ARCHIBALD HARDY OPERATED A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO ON SPARKS ST., OTTAWA IN THE 1930S. FOLLOWING WAR SERVICE, HE EST'D A STUDIO IN VANKLEEK HILL, ONT WHERE HE WORKED AS A HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER. HE SPECIALIZED IN WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY. MR. HARDY CLOSED HIS STUDIO IN 1952
Function: TO PROVIDE AUXILLIARY, ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION INDOORS.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Round goldtone decal on back of lamp housing reads "BARDWELL & Mc ALISTER INC./ HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. U.S.A./ [logo- BM/ INC.]". Oval goldtone decal on underside of lamp housing reads "U.S. PAT. NO. 2,177,639/ [logo- B M/ INC.]/ KEG-LITE/ TRADE MARK/ MFD. BY/ BARDWELL & McALISTER INC./ HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. U.S.A.". Scales for "FLOOD" and "SPOT" light settings appear on front & back of lamp housing. Part numbers cast in raised print on several component pieces. Decal on stand is damaged and illegible.
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. MAY BE MISSING FRONT DIFFUSERSCREEN.
Finish: DARK GREY WRINKLE-TEXTURED ENAMEL FINISH ON LAMP HOUSING AND STAND. BLACK SYNTHETIC COVERING ON ELECTRICAL CORD; BLACK WHEELS.
Decoration: N/A

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Bardwell & McAlister Inc., Lamp, electric, after 1939, Artifact no. 2001.0414, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2001.0414.001/

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