General Information

Serial #

U-1728 (.1)

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.3 METAL, CERAMIC & PROBABLY OTHER INSULATING MATERIAL

Dimensions

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

Length

72.0 cm

Width

22.0 cm

Height

22.0 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

PARAGON

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Rochester

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ COULD BE USED FOR STREET LIGHTING OR TO LIGHT LARGE INTERIOR SPACES

Technical

ENCLOSED ARC LAMPS HAD ADVANTAGES OVER OPEN TYPES/ CARBONS LASTED MUCH LONGER (APPROX. 150 HRS INSTEAD OF 10), LAMP GAVE STEADIER LIGHT & FIRE HAZARD WAS LESS/ THE 1ST PATENT FOR AN ENCLOSED ARC LAMP WAS ISSUED IN 1891,THEY BEGAN TO BE COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED C.1893/ BY 1899 85% OF ARC LAMPS MADE IN U.S. WERE ENCLOSED TYPE

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1-.3 PLATE IS SAME EXCEPT FOR SERIAL NO. 'THE SUPER PARAGON ARC LAMP/ PATENTS PENDING/ 110-220 VOLTS ALTERNATING OR DIRECT CURRENT/ 24-18 AMPS. 25 TO 60 CYCLES/ TYPE C. SERIAL NO. [.1 U-1728;.2 U-1726;.3 U-34007]/ THE PARAGON MACHINE CO./ ROCHESTER, N.Y.'/.1-.3 CAST IN UNDER TOP '1222A'/.3 CAST UNDER LOWER PLATE '1221'

Missing

.1-.3 MISSING GLASSWARE

Finish

.1-.3 APPEAR MOSTLY UNFINISHED, WITH TOP PAINTED BLACK, SOME PTS BLACK, WHITE, SILVERTONE, MUCH APPEARS RUSTY

Decoration

N/A