General Information

Serial #

262236

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CERAMIC/.2 METAL, INCLUDING ALUMINUM, PROBABLY ASBESTOS/.3 GLASS/.4 PROBABLY CARBON & SALTS

Dimensions

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

Length

69.0 cm

Width

22.8 cm

Height

22.0 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

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/ USED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING OR FOR LIGHTING LARGE INTERIOR SPACES

Technical

ADAMS-BAGNALL INTRODUCED THE 1ST LONG-LIFE FLAME ARC LAMP/ INNER GLOBE CONTAINS OPENING CONNECTING WITH 2 SIDE TUBES ALLOWINGGASES TO CIRCULATE THROUGH TUBES & UP THROUGH GLOBE & ARC AGAIN, INTENSIFYING THE LIGHT/ PREVIOUS FLAME ARC LAMPS (WHICH WERE OPEN) HAD SHORT CARBON LIFE, LESS STEADY LIGHT, & GAVE OFF NOXIOUS FUMES

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PLATE ON TOP 'MFD. BY THE/ ADAMS BAGNALL/ ELECTRIC CO./ CLEVELAND, OHIO/ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ SERIAL NO./ 262236'/ PLATE INSIDE 'D.C. MULTIPLE/ LINE 110/ ARC 70/ AMP 5.5'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 BLACK, WITH PATCHES OF COPPER COLOUR ON CASE, GLAZED WHITE INSULATORS AT TOP, BRASS COLOURED PTS

Decoration

N/A