General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, CERAMIC, FIBRE COVERED WIRES, POSSIBLY ASBESTOS

Dimensions

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

Length

81.0 cm

Width

23.5 cm

Height

23.5 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTS FIRST USED 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ COULD BE USED FOR STREET LIGHTING & POSSIBLY TO LIGHT LARGE INTERIOR SPACES

Technical

ENCLOSED ARC LAMPS HAD ADVANTAGES OVER OPEN TYPES/ CARBONS LASTED MUCH LONGER (APPROX. 150 HRS INSTEAD OF 10), PAMP GAVE STEADIER LIGHT & FIRE HAZARD WAS LESS/ THE 1ST PATENT FOR AN ENCLOSED ARC LAMP WAS ISSUED IN 1891, THEY 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

CAST IN 'MODEL B', PLATE 'A.C. CURRENT/ 28 AMPERES/ 40-133 CYCLES/ 100-120 LINE VOLTAGE'

Missing

CASE TO FIT OVER MECHANISM, GLASSWARE

Finish

OUTER CASING APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN PAINTED BLACK. SOME STILL APPEARS BLACK BUTON SOME AREAS MUCH OF FINISH IS MISSING - APPEARS MOSTLY RUSTY COLOUR/ OTHER PTS ARE BLACK, WHITE, BRASSTONE & SILVERTONE

Decoration

SLIGHTLY RAISED SCALLOPED PATTERN AROUND COVER BELOW MAIN MECHANISM