General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CERAMIC, ASBESTOS, CARBONS IN PLACE/.2 GLASS/.3 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

62.0 cm

Width

21.0 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

General Electric

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

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

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ USED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING & TO LIGHT LARGE INDOOR SPACES

Technical

G.E. PUT THE 1ST ENCLOSED A.C. ARC LAMP ON THE MARKET IN 1893 & THIS TYPE OF LAMP BECAME POPULAR SOON AFTER/ THE 1ST A.C. LAMPS WERE NOISY, UNCERTAIN OF ACTION & NOT ECONOMICAL, G.E. INTRODUCED IMPROVEMENTS IN 1897/ AS A.C. LAMPS SENT A DOUBLE CONE OF LIGHT, IT WAS SUITABLE FOR LOW SUSPENSION STREET LIGHTING/ The clear glass outer globe also indicates this lamp was used for street lighting.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON LAMP 'FORM 6 ENCLOSED ARC LAMP FOR A.C. MULTIPLE CIRCUITS/ NO. 751772 CAT. 9182/ PAT. APR.7,'91 JUN.5,'94 JUN.26,'94/ SEP.30,1902 SEP.3, 1904/ AUG. 2, 1904 OCT. 11, 1904'/ PLATE ON CASING 'THOMSON/ ENCLOSED ARC LAMP/ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED/ PETERBOROUGH, CANADA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 CASE APPEARSBLACK, 5 BANDS OF COPPER COLOUR ENCIRCLE IT/ TOP PAINTED BLACK, PTS ARE BLACK, WHITE, BRASS COLOUR, BURGUNDY, SOME RUSTY/.2 CLEAR, COLOURLESS GLASS, WITH SOME BLACK & MILKY WHITE DEPOSITS ON INSIDE/.3 CLEAR, COLOURLESS

Decoration

N/A