General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, GLASS, POSSIBLY SYNTHETIC/.2 METAL, SYNTHETIC PTS

Dimensions

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

Length

85.0 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

20.0 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

Crouse Hinds

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF HIGHWAY LIGHTING UNIT MADE & USED IN CANADA

Function

SERVES AS A HOUSING FOR A LAMP & A MEANS OF CONNECTING IT TO ELECTRICITY/ USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT FOR HIGHWAYS, FLOODLIGHTING, WATERWAYS, TRAFFIC POINTS, AIRFIELDS, ETC.

Technical

SODIUM LAMPS WERE INTRODUCED FOR STREET LIGHTING IN 1933, MARKING 1ST CHALLENGE TO INCANDESCENT STREET LIGHTING SINCE ARC LAMPS/ THEIR GROWTH,HOWEVER, WAS INTERRUPTED BY WWII & THE TREND AFTERWARDS WAS DIRECTED TOWARD MERCURY & FLUORESCENT LAMPS/ SODIUM STREET LIGHTS MORE POPULAR IN EUROPE THAN IN NORTH AMERICA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED ON END 'SVF-200 80-200 WATT LAMP', INSIDE DIAGRAM OF CUBE 'CH'/ ON CONNECTOR 'CROUSE-HINDS'/ MKGS ON INNER TUBE INCLUDE 'PHILIPS [6]701[9B]/ [S]01-200W/ MADE IN HOLLAND'/ HANDWRITTEN INSIDE '1214'/ RAISED(?) INSIDE AT ENDS '1001-LS'/.2 'CROUSE-HINDS/ CANADA/ INPUT 110/220V 2.45/1.2 AMPS/ CYCLES 60 CAT NO SVFB'/ ON ONE SIDE HANDWRITTEN 'BOTTOM' & 'ML20-1214'/ ON TOP INSIDE DIAGRAM OF CUBE 'CH'/ ON CONNECTOR 'CROUSE-HINDS' & 'CSA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 LIGHT SILVER-GREY OUTSIDE/ CLEAR, COLOURLESS COVER/ REFLECTOR HAS CHROME-LIKE FINISH/ INNER TUBE CLEAR & COLOURLESS WITH BLACK & SILVERTONE PTS/.2 LIGHT SILVER-GREY WITH RED PT ON END, BLACK CORD

Decoration

N/A