General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL, ASBESTOS,FIBRE, PHENOLIC RESIN INSULATORS

Dimensions

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

Length

104.0 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

20.0 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

Brush

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

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

THE BRUSH ARC LIGHT SYSTEM WAS POPULAR IN CANADA

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT FOR STREET LIGHTING

Technical

THE BRUSH SYSTEM WAS THE 1ST SIMPLE & RELIABLE ARC-LIGHT SYSTEM/ IT USED A DOUBLE CARBON SYSTEM SO THAT THE 2ND SET AUTOMATICALLY WENT INTO SERVICE WHEN THE 1ST BURNED AWAY/ IN THE BRUSH CLUTCH DEVICE THE CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE ARC ENERGIZED A SOLENOID TO STRIKE THE ARC & TO MAINTAIN CARBONS AT PROPER DISTANCE APART

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

BROKEN PT ON TOP, 1 PIECE DETACHED & MK'D AS 'PT', OTHER PIECES MISSING ALTOGETHER

Finish

FRAMEWORK PAINTED BLACK, SOME PTS HAVE BRASS OR COPPER COLOUR

Decoration

SCALLOPPED EDGE ON UPPER EDGE OF MID-SECTION