Lamp, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THERAPEUTIC/UV/FLOOR/MERCURY ARC
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0411.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- TRUDELL ORIGINAL HANAU
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 6 250V
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL STAND & LAMP BODY ( POSSIBLY ALUMINUM ); RUBBER WHEELS & CORD; METAL & SYNTHETIC FITTINGS.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 89.0 cm
- Width
- 70.0 cm
- Height
- 184.0 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
-
PRESUMABLY USED TO DIAGNOSE & MONITOR TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES SUCH AS ECZEMA & PSORIASIS; AND TO PROMOTE HEALING OF INDOLENT OR SLUGGISH WOUNDS. ALSO USED FOR DISINFECTANT PURPOSES. - Technical
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U.V. RADIATION IS USED THERAPEUTICALLY AS A STIMULATING MEASURE IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS, IE) TO PROMOTE HEALING OF WOUNDS. IN DISEASES SUCH AS RICKETS & LYMPH NODE TUBERCULOSIS U.V. LIGHT TREATMENT IS CURATIVE. SOME SKIN DISEASES MUST BE DIAGNOSED UNDER U.V. LIGHT. SIZE & MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THIS LAMP SUGGEST IT WAS DESIGNED FOR PROFESSIONAL, NOT PRIVATE, USERS. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATE ON STAND BASE 'Built especially for the Geo. S. Trudell Co., London, Canada'
- Missing
- SCREW MISSING FROM TOP.
- Finish
- SILVER COLOURED LAMP HEAD & POST. BASE PAINTED BLACK.
- Decoration
- GOLDPAINTED PIPING ON BASE.
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0411, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0411.001/
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