General Information

Serial #

291325

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, INCLUDING COPPER, CERAMIC, FIBRE, ASBESTOS

Dimensions

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

Length

56.0 cm

Width

27.0 cm

Height

25.0 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

TYPE OF ARC LAMP USED IN CANADA, FOR EXAMPLE IN OTTAWA WHERE THE OTTAWA ELECTRICAL CO. BOUGHT 600 LAMPS IN 1900

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ USED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Technical

THIS LAMP OPERATES ON 25 CYC. ALLOWING IT TO OPERATE ON THE SAME CIRCUIT AS INCANDESCENT LAMPS/ ADAMS-BAGNALL CLAIMED TO HAVE OVERCOME MANY OF THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH 25 CYCLE LAMPS SUCH AS DIFFICULTIES WITH FEEDING DUE TO THEEXCESSIVE PUMPING ACTION OF THE MECHANISM/ THESE LAMPS ALSO HAD SIMPLIFIED MECHANISMS & WERE DESIGNED TO BE EASIER TO TRIM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE ON FRONT OF DOOR 'MFD. BY THE/ ADAMS-BAGNALL/ ELECTRIC CO./ CLEVELAND, OHIO/ LICENSED UNDER/ PATENTS OF MARKS/ ENCLOSED ARC LAMP CO./ AND OTHER PATENTS/ PAT. JUN,5,94-JUN.26,94/ No.291325'/ PLATE INSIDE DOOR 'A.C. MULTIPLE/ LINE 115/ ARC 75/ AMP 6/ CYCLE 25'/ MOULDED IN ON CASE IN SEVERAL PLACES 'AB'

Missing

GLASSWARE, INNER GLOBE HOLDER, LOWER CARBON HOLDER?

Finish

OXIDIZED BLACK CASE, SPOTS OF COPPER COLOUR, PTS ARE BLACK, WHITE, BRASS COLOUR, RUSTY COLOUR

Decoration

VERTICAL FLUTING AROUND CASE & TOP