General Information

Serial #

272492

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, FIBRE, MICA, CERAMIC, ASBESTOS

Dimensions

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

Length

45.0 cm

Width

19.0 cm

Height

17.0 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

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

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ USED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING OR TO LIGHT LARGE INDOOR SPACES

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 EXCESSIVE PUMPING ACTION OF THE MECHANISM/ THESE LAMPS ALSO HAD SIMPLIFIED MECHANISMS & WERE DESIGNED TO BE EASIER TO TRIM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATES ON TOP 'MFD. BY THE/ ADAMS-BAGNALL/ ELECTRIC CO.,/ CLEVELAND, OHIO/ LICENSED UNDER/ PATENTS OF MARKS/ ENCLOSED ARC LIGHT CO./ AND OTHER PATENTS/ PAT. JUN.5,94-JUN.26,94/ NO.272492' & 'A.C. MULTIPLE/ LINE 110/ ARC 80/ AMP 15/ CYCLE 25'

Missing

CASING, GLASSWARE, LOWER CARBON HOLDER, INNER GLOBE HOLDER

Finish

MOSTLY APPEARS BLACK, SOME PTS PROBABLY PAINTED & OTHERS HAVE DISCOLOURED TO BLACK, SOME RUSTY PTS, SOME WHITE & SOME BRASS COLOUR

Decoration

N/A