General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS & OTHER METALS

Dimensions

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

Length

13.0 cm

Width

10.3 cm

Height

8.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HORSTMANN

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Bath

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CIRCA 1905 +

Canada

TYPE OF AUTOMATIC LIGHTING DEVICE THAT MAY POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN USED IN CANADA TO CONTROL STREET LIGHTING (NO EVIDENCE). FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO.AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING *

Function

DEVICE USED TO AUTOMATICALLY LIGHT & EXTINGUISH STREET LAMPS.

Technical

ACCORDING TO CHANDLER, CLOCKWORK DEVICE FOR LIGHTING & EXTINGUISHING STREET LAMPS WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1868 IN ENGLAND. AT BEGINNING OF 20TH C., CIVIL AUTHORITIES WISHED TO FIND WAYS TO ECONOMIZE ON GAS COSTS. IN 1903 HORSTMANN OF BATH, ENG., INTRODUCED NEWBRIDGE CONTROLLER, INVENTION OF WATCHMAKERS, BRITISH CLOCKWORK TIMER FOR TURNING GAS STREET LAMPS ON & OFF.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 RAISED LETTERING ON LID READS "NEWBRIDGE/ MADE BY/ THE HORSTMANN/ GRAR CO. LIMITED/ BATH/ ENGLAND/ PATENTED/ CONTROLLER"; INCISED LETTERING ON INTERIOR READS "PATENT (A.M.) 23161/09", WITH INCISED SCALE MARKINGS/.2 INCISED LETTERING READS "OIL GASCOCK WITH/ NEWBRIDGE OIL"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

PAINTED COPPER COLOUR (NOT ORIGINAL?)

Decoration

N/A