Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ENCLOSED/DC
- DATE
- 1903
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1630.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 &.2 METAL, CERAMIC, PROBABLY ASBESTOS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 64.0 cm
- Width
- 24.5 cm
- Height
- 22.0 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ USED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING OR TO LIGHT LARGE INTERIOR SPACES - Technical
-
THE ENCLOSED ARC LAMP HAD ADVANTAGES OVEROPEN TYPE/ CARBONS LASTED MUCH LONGER (APPROX.150 HRS INSTEAD OF 10), LAMP GAVE A STEADIER LIGHT & FIRE HAZARD WAS LESS/ 1ST PATENT FOR AN ENCLOSED ARC LAMP ISSUED IN 1891, BEGAN TO BE COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED C.1893/ BY 1899 85% OF ARC LAMPS MADE IN U.S. WERE ENCLOSED TYPE - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PLATE 'ENCLOSED ARC LAMP FORM 5/ FOR D.C. MULTIPLE CIRCUITS/ NO. 35235 5 SPEC. NO. 9717/ CAT. NO. 3474'/.2 PLATE 'FORM [5] ENCLOSED ARC LAMP/ FOR D.C. MULTIPLE CIRCUITS/ NO. [6533] SPEC. [6051] CAT. NO. 3474/ PAT. AUG.5'84 APR.29'90 SEPT.12'93 JUNE [5]'94/ JUN.25'94 DEC.24'95 MAY 10'98 NOV.8'98'
- Missing
- .1 & .2 BOTH MISSING CASES, GLOBE HOLDERS & GLOBES (OH RECORD SAYS BOTH SHOULD HAVE INNER GLOBES-BUT THESE HAVE NOT BEEN FOUND & IDENTIFIED)/ .2 ALSO MISSING LOWER CARBON HOLDER
- Finish
- .1 &.2 TOPS APPEAR TO BE PAINTED BLACK; BLACK, WHITE, GREY & DARK RED PTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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