Gauge, carbon & viewer, arc

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OBJECT TYPE: ARC LAMP
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1633.002

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1-.2 ALUMINUM & MICA

Dimensions

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

Length: 7.1 cm
Width: 4.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Westinghouse
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO INDICATE MAXIMUM & MINIMUM LIMITS OF CARBON DIAMETER & TO MEASURE CARBONS AGAINST THIS/ ALSO HAS CIRCLE OF MICA WHICH ALLOWS ARC TO BE OBSERVED THROUGH IT
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF EQUIPMENT AN ARC LAMP TRIMMER MIGHT USE IN THE MAINTENANCE & SERVICING OF ARC LAMPS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 &.2 'WESTINGHOUSE ARC LAMPS/ THE NAME IS A GUARANTEE', 'WESTINGHOUSE ARC LAMPS/ STAND THE TEST OF USE' & BELOW EACH HOLE FOR CARBON '520' & '505' RESPECTIVELY
Missing: none
Finish: .1-.2 DARK GREY WITH SLIGHTLY PEBBLED FINISH, MKGS & EDGES SILVER COLOUR
Decoration: .1 &.2 ON ONE SIDE IS SLIGHTLYRAISED IMAGE OF ARC LAMP WITH 'RAYS' COMING OUT FROM IT/ ON OTHER SIDE IS SLIGHTLY RAISED IMAGE

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Westinghouse, Gauge, carbon & viewer, arc, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.1633, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1633.002/

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