General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, PROBABLY PHENOLIC RESIN AS INSULATORS, FIBRE COVERING ON SOME WIRES, RUBBER CASING ON SOME WIRES

Dimensions

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

Length

129.0 cm

Width

20.0 cm

Height

18.0 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 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT, PROBABLY PRIMARILY FOR STREET LIGHTING

Technical

SPECIAL WINDING ON THE COMBINATION MAGNETS & A NEW 'BRIDGE CONTACT' MADE THIS LAMP PICK UP INSTANTLY & DID AWAY WITH SPUTTERING & HISSING CARBONS/ AN IMPROVED GLOBE-LOWERING DEVICE ALLOWED THE GLOBE TO BE LOWERED SEVERAL INCHES LOWER THAN ON EARLIERSTYLES OF LAMPS & TO BE HELD SECURELY IN POSITION SO AS NOT TO BE BROKEN

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE 'THOMSON-RICE ARC LAMP/ No 183871 CLASS M IMP/ PATENTED FEB 21 '82/ MAY 30'82 JUL.25'82 FEB.27'83/ DEC.4'83 MAR.25'84 AUG.19'84/ SEP.16'84 OCT.7'84 MAR.3'85/ SEP.27'87 NOV.18'90/ GENERAL ELECTRIC CO./ THOMSON-HOUSTON SYSTEM'

Missing

FRAME AROUND CARBONS BROKEN IN 2 PLACES, IN ONE OF THESE A SECTION IS MISSING, AS ARE LOWER CARBON HOLDERS/ NO GLOBE

Finish

FRAME, TOP POSTS, CASE FOR LAMP MECHANISM PAINTED BLACK/ LOWER CUP IS SILVERTONE

Decoration

N/A