Lamp, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- STREET/INCANDESCENT/1 SCKT/SCREW
- DATE
- 1925
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1678.001
- MANUFACTURER
- POWERLITE DEVICES
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 63.0 cm
- Width
- 28.0 cm
- Height
- 73.0 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
- POWERLITE
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF A TYPE OF STREET LIGHT USED IN CANADA - Function
-
TO SERVE AS A HOUSING FOR A LAMP & TO CONNECT IT TO ELECTRICITY/ USED FOR STREET LIGHTING - Technical
-
INCANDESCENT LAMPS REPLACED ARC LAMPS FOR STREET LIGHTING C.1920 & REIGNED UNTIL C.1933 WHEN SODIUM LAMPS & MERCURY LAMPS WERE INTRODUCED. According to OH tag, this style lamp fitting designed for large multiple incandescent lamp [standard]. Would have been fitted to wood pole. [Ref. 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- DYNOTAPE LABEL 'ML 20 2'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LOWER SECTION PAINTED GREY, REST APPEARS TO BE PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- LOWER SECTION HAS SERIES OF VERTICAL GROOVES RUNNING AROUND IT, DIVIDED BY A RAISED RING ENCIRCLING IT NEAR TIP, ANOTHER RING AROUND TOP/ UPPER SECTION HAS 3 RAISED DAISY-LIKE IMAGES & AROUND 'NECK' A BROKEN LINE BORDER
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POWERLITE DEVICES, Lamp, electric, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1992.1678, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/item/1992.1678.001/
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