General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CERAMIC IN SOCKETS, PROBABLY RESIN & PAPER IN ONE, SYNTHETIC IN WIRING & SOME SOCKETS/ CONNECTING INSULATOR PROBABLY MICA & CERAMIC/.2-.6 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

65.0 cm

Width

65.0 cm

Height

64.0 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

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO HOLD & PROVIDE A HOUSING FOR LAMP BULBS & TO CONNECT THEM TO ELECTRICITY, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ ALSO SERVES AN ORNAMENTAL FUNCTION/ PROBABLY USED TO PROVIDE LIGHT AT THE ENTRANCES OF LARGE BUILDINGS, ON BRIDGES, ETC.

Technical

STREET LIGHTING & OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTING EQUIPMENT BECAME MORE ORNAMENTAL AROUND 1910/ THIS PIECE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT TREND

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOULDED IN ON CONNECTING INSULATOR 'PAT'D APRIL.7.1891/ " " JULY.5.1892/ " " FEB.9 [?]/ [A]UG.15.1892'/ ON 6 SIDE SOCKETS (NOT ORIGINAL) '660W SS [EACH 'S' WITHIN OUTLINE OF A DIAMOND] 250V/ CSA'

Missing

MISSING 1 GLOBE/ POSSIBLY OTHER PIECES MISSING BUT NOT KNOWN EXACTLY HOW THOSE WE DO HAVE FIT TOGETHER

Finish

.1 BRASS COLOUR, SOME AREAS DARKER THAN OTHERS, 6 SIDE SOCKETS (NEW) ARE BRIGHT, SHINY BRASS COLOUR/.2 FAINTLY GREYISH-WHITE FROSTED GLASS

Decoration

.1 HIGHLY ORNAMENTED, INCLUDES SCROLL SHAPES ON BRACKET ARMS, CUPS FOR SOCKETS HAVE LOWER CUP WITH ACANTHUS LEAVES, UPPER SECTION IS ELONGATED FLOWER SHAPE/ AROUND CENTRAL 'HUB' IS BORDER IN EGG & DART PATTERN/ CENTRAL SECTION ALSO INCLUDES LARGE FLOWER SHAPED SECTION