Lamp, electric arc

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/PORTABLE
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1985.0557.001

MANUFACTURER: MACLEOD, J.K. & CO. LTD.
MODEL: RELIANCE
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: The lamp is metal, mostly of aluminum; it has a wire mesh front; electrical units; carbon rods.

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.9 cm
Width: 18.1 cm
Height: 42.1 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: MACLEOD
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: The lamp was made in Canada.
Function: It was used as a light source (although the donor assumed it was an electric heater).
Technical: The arc lamp is an example of a low voltage portable light source.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate bears following info: '110 VOLTS OR D.C./10 AMPS/RELIANCE/CATALOG NO./1200/CSA APP.NO.5791/ J.K. MacLEOD & CO. LIMITED TORONTO./CANADA/CAUTION: DISCONNECT CORD BEFORE INSERTING NEW CARBONS./THIS DEVICE, INSOFAR AS ITS SAFETY FROM ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD/IS CONCERNED HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION./THE CSA IS NOT CONCERNED WITH THE PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THE/RADIATION FROM THE DEVICE. KEEP INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS AWAYFROM THIS/LAMP. TO BE USED ON WALL OR BASE RECEPTACLE ONLY."
Missing: Carbon rods broken.
Finish: Lamp is silver coloured; black metal base has wrinkle-texture finish.
Decoration: None

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MACLEOD, J.K. & CO. LTD., Lamp, electric arc, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1985.0557, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1985.0557.001/

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