General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC SWITCH KEY, POSSIBLY RUBBER CONNECTOR FOR GAS/.2 GLASS/.3 METAL/.4 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

11.0 cm

Height

15.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro Collection. This collection was acquired by the CSTM in 1992. It documents the material culture of the history of electricity and its uses.

Function

SERVES TO HOLD A LAMP BULB & CONNECT IT TO ELECTRICAL SUPPLY, & TO PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR GAS - BOTH IN ORDER TO PRODUCE LIGHT

Technical

COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO USE ELECTRIC LIGHT WITHOUT GIVING UP THE OPTION OF USING GAS IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE - A NOT UNUSUAL OCCURENCE IN THE EARLY DAYS OFELECTRICITY

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON GLOBE HOLDER 'PATD.DEC.9.90 SEPT.29.96.'/ IN SOCKET '250.V-50.C.P.'/ ON SWITCH KEY 'ALPHA'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 SILVERTONE FINISH, BLACKENED AROUND GAS JET, BLACK SWITCH KEY/.2 TRANSLUSCENT WHITE/.3 SILVERTONE FINISH, BLACKENED IN PLACES/.4 COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT, MOSTLY PEBBLED FINISH

Decoration

.1 GAS JET QUITE ORNAMENTED, INCLUDES STAR SHAPE IN CIRCLE, PATTERNS OF VERTICAL, HORIZONTAL & DIAGONAL RIDGES/ 2 GROOVES RUN AROUND COLLAR, 2 MORE AROUND BACK 'PLATE'/.2 HAS RIDGES OR 'RUFFLED' SHAPE (MAY ALSO BE FUNCTIONAL - TO DISTRIBUTE LIGHT)/.4 RAISED PATTERN OF FLOWERS & LEAVES, SCALLOPED EDGE WITH PATTERN OF TREFOIL SHAPES AROUND IT/.3 EACH OF 3 'SPOKES' HAVE A RAISED LINE RUNNING DOWN IT, SPLITS IN 2 AT EACH END