General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS; METAL, INCLUDING TUNGSTEN;CERAMIC; MICA

Dimensions

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

Length

31.0 cm

Width

12.5 cm

Height

12.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lamp bulbs

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ OUTDOOR/ USED FOR STREET SERIES LIGHTING

Technical

THIS TYPE OF LAMP WAS USED TO REPLACE THE SERIES ARC LAMPS PREVIOUSLY USED FOR STREET LIGHTING/ INCANDESCENT LAMPS BEGAN TO TAKE OVER FROM ARC LAMPS IN THIS AREA C.1910/ TUNGSTEN FILAMENTS INTRO. 1907-VERY FRAGILE/ USE OF DUCTILE TUNGSTEN BEGAN 1910 - MADE LAMPS STRONGER & CHEAPER TO PRODUCE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED STICKER ON NECK '1000/ CP/ 20/ Amp'/ HANDWRITTEN ON STEM '1000/ 20/ amps' & '87/ 21'/ TYPED LABEL ON NECK 'A Modern 1000 Candle/ Power Lamp Which Now/ Replaces the Series/ Arc Lamps./ This Lamp Produces/ 1000 Candle Power on/ A Series Street Lighting/ System. It Require [sic.] A/ Series Transformer/ giving 20 amp. at 25 volt/ with 6.6 amps. 0[?]/ primary' ALSO HANDWRITTEN '19[28]'/ HYDRO # HANDPAINTED ON '182'

Missing

N/A

Finish

CLEAR, COLOURLESS BULB/ SILVERTONE INNER PTS/ BRASSTONE & BLACK BASE

Decoration

N/A