Shade, lamp

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OBJECT TYPE: OPAL/CRIMPED/4 IN. BASE
DATE: 1885–1920
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1998.0395.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: OPALESCENT GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 20.4 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lighting device parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: CIRCA 1885 +
Canada: TYPE OF SHADE USED IN LIGHTING CANADIAN HOMES CIRCA 1875-1925. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATERREPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.
Function: PART OF LIGHTING FIXTURE WHICH SHIELDS GAS FLAME OR ELECTRIC BULB & DIFFUSES LIGHT INTO SURROUNDING AREA.
Technical: OPAL SHADES WERE POPULAR FOR EARLY ELECTRIC HANGING FIXTURES; THEY WERE USED FOR EITHER GAS OR ELECTRIC FIXTURES. GAS LIGHTING, USING COAL GAS, WAS FIRST USED IN CANADIAN CITIES TO LIGHT STREETS, FIRST IN MONTREAL IN 1837 & IN TORONTO IN 1848, & LATER FOR INTERIOR LIGHTING AS WELL. BY 1880S, USE OF ELECTRICITY HAD SPREAD TO CANADA FROM U.S., EVENTUALLY REPLACING GAS LIGHTING.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: NONE
Missing: .2 PIECE BROKEN OF UPPER RIM
Finish: WHITE
Decoration: CRIMPED

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Unknown Manufacturer, Shade, lamp, between 1885–1920, Artifact no. 1998.0395, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1998.0395.001/

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