Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- OPEN
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1609.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- THOMSON-RICE
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, PROBABLY PHENOLIC RESIN USED IN INSULATORS, FIBRE COVERING ON WIRES, PROBABLY ASBESTOS/ HAS CARBONS IN PLACE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 115.0 cm
- Width
- 18.5 cm
- Height
- 20.5 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
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING 1ST USED 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE LIGHT, MOSTLY USED FOR STREET LIGHTING - Technical
-
(SEE NOTE IN COMMENTS - SIGN, BASED ON THIS BEING THE SAME TYPE OF LAMP AS 921610)/ THE SPECIAL WINDING ON THE COMBINATION MAGNETS & A NEW 'BRIDGE CONTACT' MADE THIS LAMP PICK UP INSTANTLY & DIDAWAY WITH SPUTTERING & HISSING CARBONS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON TOP OF POST 'K12/ 185686'
- Missing
- MISSING COVER FOR MECHANISM HOUSING & GLOBE
- Finish
- FRAME PAINTED BLACK, UPPER POST BRASSTONE, AS ARE SOME INNER PTS - OTHER PTS BLACK, RED, WHITE, SILVERTONE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp, electric arc, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1609, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1609.001/
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