General Information

Serial #

118087

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, CASING PROBABLY COPPER, SOME SYNTHETIC & CERAMIC PTS

Dimensions

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

Length

25.5 cm

Width

25.5 cm

Height

48.0 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

Adams Bagnall

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE A HOUSING & SUPPORT FOR LAMP & TO CONNECT IT TO POWER SUPPLY

Technical

INCANDESCENT LIGHTING BEGAN TO TAKE OVER FROM ARC LAMPS FOR STREET LIGHTING C.1910, & WAS PREDOMINANT TYPE OF STREET LIGHTING INTO 1950'S/ THIS IS LIKELY EXAMPLE OF ARC LAMP CONVERTED TO HOLD AN INCANDESCENT LAMP/ USUAL WAY TO DO THIS WAS TO REMOVE ALL OR PT OF INTERIOR MECHANISM, & REPLACE IT WITH GOLIATH SCREW SOCKET

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

RAISED IN SEVERAL PLACES AROUND CASE 'AB'/ PLATE STAMPED 'THE A.B.E. CO./ CLEVELAND, O./ PAT. No. 637060/ " 64456[2]/ " 64456[3]/ PAT. APP'D FOR/ No. 118087'/ ON KEY FOR SWITCH 'GE'

Missing

GLOBE &/OR REFLECTOR

Finish

CASING PAINTED BLACK, CHIPPED OFF IN PLACES & SHOWING COPPER COLOUR BENEATH/ BASE PLATE IS DARK SILVER-GREY, UNFINISHED/ SOCKET BRASS & COPPER COLOUR/ INSULATORS GLAZED WHITE, APPEARDISCOLOURED TO BROWN IN PLACES

Decoration

CASING VERTICALLY RIBBED, FLARES OUT AT BOTTOM IN SCALLOPED PATTERN/ HANDLE FOR WHAT LIKELY WAS ACCESS DOOR IS FAN SHAPE