Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ENCLOSED/FLAME/AC
- DATE
- 1907
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1621.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HELIOS MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- 7236B
- LOCATION
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL, INCLUDING FERROUS METAL & COPPER; CERAMIC/.2 GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 79.5 cm
- Width
- 32.0 cm
- Height
- 27.5 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
- HELIOS
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Philadelphia
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ PROBABLY USED MAINLY FOR STREET LIGHTING, COULD ALSO BE USED FOR LIGHTING LARGE INTERIOR SPACES - Technical
-
FLAME ARC LAMPS INTRO. 1903- IMPROVEMENTS ADDED LATER/ ENCLOSED FLAME ARC LAMP INTRO. C.1910 WHICH EXTENDED CARBON LIFE FROM APPROX. 10 TO 100 HRS/ INTRO. OF THE FLAME ARC LAMP WITH ITS HIGH EFFICIENCY & IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIGHT MADE ARCLIGHTING ONCE AGAIN MORE POPULAR THAN GAS LIGHTING - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PLATE 'MANUFACTURED BY/ HELIOS MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A./ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ TYPE 7236B/ AMPERES 5 VOLTS 110'/ PLATE INSIDE LAMP 'IMPORTANT NOTICE/ CENTER TUBE AND SIDE RODS/ MUST BE WIPED WITH A DRY/ CLOTH. ECONOMIZER AND/ CARBON BUSHINGS BRUSHED/ OUT AT EACH TRIMMING.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- CASE IS BLACK WITH COPPER COLOUR SPOTS/ TOP PAINTED BLACK, WHITE INSULATORS
- Decoration
- .1 CASE HAS SEVERAL SLIGHTLY RAISED NARROW BANDS AROUND IT
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HELIOS MFG. CO., Lamp, electric arc, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1992.1621, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1621.001/
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