Lamp, electric arc

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OBJECT TYPE
ENCLOSED/AC-DC
DATE
1900
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1620.001
MANUFACTURER
PARAGON MACHINE CO.
MODEL
SUPER PARAGON C
LOCATION
Rochester, New York, United States of America

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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

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