Lamp, electric arc

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OBJECT TYPE
ENCLOSED/FLAMING/AC-DC
DATE
1913
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1992.1627.001
MANUFACTURER
General Electric Co.
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Schenectady, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
3
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
.1 METAL, WITH CERAMIC & ASBESTOS INSULATORS, FIBRE COVERED WIRES/.2 GLASS & METAL/.3 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length
57.0 cm
Width
42.5 cm
Height
42.5 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
General Electric
Country
United States of America
State/Province
New York
City
Schenectady

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/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING & TO LIGHT OTHER LARGE AREAS
Technical
THE CLUTCH DOES NOT ACT DIRECTLY ON THE ELECTRODES IN THIS LAMP, BUT WORKS ON THE INNER MACHINED SURFACE OFTHE ROLLER BEARING OVER WHICH THE CHAIN WHICH CONNECTS THE UPPER ELECTRODE HOLDER & THE LOWER ELECTRODE HOLDER ROD RUNS, THUS MAKING THE CLUTCH INDEPENDENT OF THE SIZE OF THE ELECTRODE
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
.1 RAISED ON CASE 'FLAME ARC LAMP/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ SCHENECTADY, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ STICKER, PARTLY TORN OFF HANDWRITTEN '10'/ DECAL 'PROPERTY OF/ STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/ 977'/.002 globe Macbeth 11553
Missing
GLOBE HOLDER/ was found, August 2017-OH2674
Finish
.1 CASE HAS BLACK FINISH, GLAZED WHITE INSULATORS AT TOP/ INSIDE OF CONDENSING CHAMBER APPEARS GREENISH IN SOME AREAS, WHITE POWDERY COATING ON SURFACES/.2 OPAQUE, MILKY COLOURED GLASS, COLLAR APPEARS TO BE PAINTED BLACK/.3 CLEAR, COLOURLESS
Decoration
.1 CASE HAS 3 SLIGHTLY RAISED RIDGES RUNNING AROUND IT & 1 SLIGHTLY INDENTED RING RUNNING AROUND IT

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General Electric Co., Lamp, electric arc, circa 1913, Artifact no. 1992.1627, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1627.001/

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