Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

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Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

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Brevets

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Description générale

White hyperion glass globe/ Brass-coloured chain and ceiling fixture.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

107,0 cm

Largeur

S/O

Hauteur

35,0 cm

Épaisseur

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Poids

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Diamètre

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Volume

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Lexique

Groupe

Technologie d'éclairage

Catégorie

Appareils d'éclairage

Sous-catégorie

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Fabricant

Ou

Northern Electric

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

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État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

Canada

This lamp was made by Northern Electric Company Limited (nowadays Northern Telecom Limited or NORTEL). The company Northern Electric & Manufacturing Company Limited was incorporated in 1895, when Bell Canada's growth led to form a separate company to take their mechanical department's work. By 1912, the growth of Northern Electric led to a deal with Bell whereby Northern would become the storekeeper and purchasing for Bell. A subsequent amalgamation with other companies related to electrical equipment led to the consolidation of the Northern Electric Company Limited in 1914. Although the production was concentrated in electric radio and sound equipment, the company was also engaged in the sale/distribution of electric lighting devices. Their catalogues published between 1925 and 1940 advertised several shapes of lighting devices featuring the Hyperion glass. From the 1950's, Northern was purchased by successive firms specialized in communication equipment, and their amalgamation resulted in the creation of the Northern Telecom Limited in 1976.

Fonction

To hold and provide a housing for a lamp bulb, and to connect it to an electrical supply in order to provide light. The area of use or any special purpose of this lamp is not known.

Technique

The artefact features the innovations in the making of lamp shades from the 1930s. Before 1925, many light fixtures still kept vestiges of Victorian ornamentation on both frames (metal) and shade (if they had one) as they were copied on gas fixtures. The "Exposition des Arts décoratifs, et industriels modernes" held in Paris in 1925 launched the Modernist style - later known as "Art Déco". From then on, some American manufacturers of lighting devices began the production of glass shades of various types, with crystal etched, roughed inside or out, frosted or polished. The opal glass, an opaque white that glowed with subtle when lit was also very popular. The company Gill Glass introduced the "Hyperion" to diffuse the "glittering bayonets" of lights produced by naked bulbs.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

None.

Manque

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Fini

Brass-coloured chain and ceiling fixture/ White hyperion glass globe.

Décoration

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