Globe, lamp & mounting
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- OBJECT TYPE
- AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHT
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1749.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Westinghouse
- MODEL
- AP3534
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS, METAL, FOAM
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 19.5 cm
- Width
- 19.3 cm
- Height
- 24.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting device parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Westinghouse
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF DISTRIBUTING LIGHT IN A PARTICULAR PATTERN - USED FOR AIRPORT RUNWAY LIGHTING - Technical
-
THIS TYPE OF RUNWAY LIGHT GLOBE SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE EARLY 1950'S - DEVELOPED BY WESTINGHOUSE & KOPP GLASS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED WITH PREVIOUS AIRPORT LIGHTS - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- IN GLASS ON TOP 'RUNWAY/ SIDE' [HAS ARROW POINTING DOWN]/ IN GLASS NEAR BOTTOM EDGE 'AP3534' & '6'/ ONMOUNTING 'WESTINGHOUSE'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- GLOBE IS CLEAR & COLOURLESS, MOUNTING PAINTED ORANGE, SILVERTONE & BLACK PTS
- Decoration
- GLOBE HAS HORIZONTAL RIDGES ON 2 SIDES OF EXTERIOR & VERTICAL RIDGES ON CORRESPONDING INTERIOR SIDES; OTHER SIDES HAVE SERIES OF CONCENTRIC CIRCLES; TOP HAS PATTERN OF RAISED DOTS (ACTUALLY NOT PRIMARILY DECORATIVE - DESIGNED FOR LIGHT DISTRIBUTION)
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Westinghouse, Globe, lamp & mounting, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1749, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1992.1749.001/
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