Lamp, electric

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTROLUMINESCENT
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.1506.001

MANUFACTURER: Sylvania
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC BODY & METAL COMPONENTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 8.0 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: Sylvania
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: ELECTROLUMINESCENT TECHNOLOGY 1ST USED IN COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS C. LATE 1950'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO PRODUCE A FAINT LIGHT, SUCH AS WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR A NIGHT LIGHT/ THIS TECHNOLOGY ALSO USED FOR LIGHTED DIALS, THERMOMETERS ETC. & EVEN TO PROVIDE A LUMINOUS TABLE SURFACE
Technical: ELECTROLUMINESCENCE WAS CONSIDERED TO HAVE SEVERAL POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES - IT HAD A THIN PANEL CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS FLEXIBLE IN SIZE & SHAPE, HAD UNIFORM BRIGHTNESS OVER WHOLE SURFACE, LOW OPERATING TEMPERATURE & VERY LOW POWER REQUIREMENT/ IT WAS,HOWEVER, ADVERSLY AFFECTED BY HUMIDITY
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: RAISED LETTERS 'PANELESCENT/ SYLVANIA/ NITE - LITE/ PANELESCENT 120V AC/ SYLVANIA 02W'
Missing: N/A
Finish: WHITE, GRAY & BLACK BODY & BRASSTONE COMPONENTS
Decoration: N/A

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Sylvania, Lamp, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1506, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1506.001/

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