General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

BRASS

Dimensions

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

Length

53.0 cm

Width

44.0 cm

Height

15.3 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

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

KEROSENE WAS DISCOVERED BY DR. ABRAHAM GESNER, CANADIAN GEOLOGIST, IN 1846./ 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 BEGANSUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA FLAME FUELLED BY KEROSENE OIL.

Technical

KEROSENE CAME INTO USE AS LAMP FUEL AFTER 1859 WHEN IT BECAME ABUNDANT, CHEAP FUEL. DUPLEX BURNER, INTRODUCED IN APPROX. 1865 BY STEPHEN HINKS, FEATURES 2 PARALLEL FLAT WICKS PLACED ABOUT 1/8 IN. APART; 2 WICKS SIDE BY SIDE CREATE STRONGER CURRENT OF AIR, BRINGING MORE OXYGEN INTO CONTACT WITH WICKS. TWO BASIC TYPES OF BURNER EXITED: ROCHESTER (MODIFIED ARCAND) & DUPLEX.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

CHIMNEY, SHADE?

Finish

GOLD COLOURED

Decoration

CURVED SUPPORT TUBE WITH ORNAMENTAL CURVES/ CAST GROOVES & RIDGES IN VARIOUS PLACES