Lamp set, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: DECORATIVE/INDOOR/SERIES
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0526.001

MANUFACTURER: NOMA ELECTRIC CO. OF CAN. LTD.
MODEL: 111
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDSTOCK BOX; GLASS LAMPS; BAKELITE AND OTHER SYNTHETIC BASE AND CORDS; METAL PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 28.0 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Height: 4.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NOMA
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS SET MADE AFTER 1948, BUT THIS MODEL WAS AVAILABLE SINCE THE 1930S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF EARLY DECORATIVE LIGHTING MADE AND USED IN CANADA TO DECORATE INTERIORS FOR CHRISTMAS, ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS TREES [REF 1]
Function: USED TO PROVIDE INDOOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING.
Technical: 1ST CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY REPORTED IN JAN. 20, 1883. THE 1ST CHRISTMAS LAMPS IN THE FORM AS WE KNOW THEM WERE MADE IN THE 1920'S. [REF 1]. THIS SETWORKED IN SERIES, A LOOSE OR DEFECTIVE LAMP BROKE THE CIRCUIT & THE SET WOULD NOT LIGHT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES: 'Christmas Lights/ by NOMA/ with/ MAZDA LAMPS/ NOMA/ with/ MAZDA LAMPS/ No. 111/ For a SAFE and BRIGHTER/ CHRISTMAS use NOMA/ Approved Sets/ MADE IN CANADA/ PATENTED/ BEAD/ HOLDS/ LAMP/ UPRIGHT/ [COPYRIGHT] 1936'/ TAPE ON LAMPS: 'DECORATIVE LIGHTING OUTFIT/ NOMA ELECTRIC CO. OF CAN. LTD./ LL1928 8-3225 INDOOR/ CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION/ Printed/ in/ Canada/ Approved/ CSA[LOGO]/ Standard'/ MOLDED IN PLUGS: 'NOMA [3 TIMES]'/ [SEE S.I. FILE FOR PHOTOCOPY OF PRINTING ON BACK OF BOX]
Missing: 4 LAMPS
Finish: BOX: MULTI-COLOURED PRINTED DRAWINGS AND WRITING/ LAMP SET: GREEN CORD; DARK BROWN SOCKETS; GREEN OR RED BEADS; LAMPS - RED, ORANGE, WHITE, GREEN
Decoration: CHRISTMAS SCENES ON BOX, BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE LID AS WELL AS ON SIDES

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NOMA ELECTRIC CO. OF CAN. LTD., Lamp set, incandescent, after 1947, Artifact no. 1996.0526, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0526.001/

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