General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, PROBABLY BRASS/ SOCKET HAS MICA & POSSIBLY RESIN-IMPREGNATED CARDBOARD,PROBABLY BAKELITE SWITCH KEY/.2 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

121.5 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

14.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS WERE USED FROM THE 1880'S INTO THE EARLY DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY.

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro Collection. This collection was acquired by the CSTM in 1992. It documents the material culture of the history of electricity and its uses.

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT BY PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR GAS & BY PROVIDING A HOUSING FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS & CONNECTING THEM TO ELECTRICITY/ ALSO SERVES AS A DECORATIVE ACCESSORY

Technical

COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO USE ELECTRIC LIGHT WITHOUT GIVING UP THE OPTION OF USING GAS IN CASE OF AN ELECTRIC POWER OUTAGE - A NOT UNUSUAL OCCURANCE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ELECTRICITY. THE REFERENCE TO EDISON PATENT ON THE SOCKET MIGHT BE FOR THE PATENT OF OCTOBER 3, 1882, no. 265, 311 FOR A SOCKET ADAPTED TO BE SECURED UPON A GAS PIPE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON SOCKET 'EDISON PATENTS'/ ON KEY 'G.E. Co.'

Missing

POSSIBLY MISSING CANDLE 'SLIP' FOR GAS JET ON .1

Finish

.1 BRASS COLOUR, SOME DARKER AREAS, BLACK SWITCH KEY/.2 TRANSPARENT, BLENDING TO TRANSLUSCENT, PALE YELLOW-GREEN, PINK ON INSIDE RIM, SHADING DOWN

Decoration

.1 BOBACHE, COLLARS ON STEM ARE IN VARIOUS OPENWORK PATTERNS/ KEY FOR GAS IS IN DECORATIVE, OPENWORK HEART SHAPE/ SUPPORT ARMS FOR SHADE HOLDER HAVE SAWTOOTH PATTERN ON OUTER EDGE/ CANOPY HAS BEAD BORDER AROUND OUTER EDGE