Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- THERAPEUTIC/DOUBLE CARBON
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1656.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Branston, Chas. A. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 147
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 2726
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, WOOD HANDLE, PROBABLY ASBESTOS & CERAMIC, CARBONS IN PLACE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 28.0 cm
- Width
- 26.0 cm
- Height
- 70.0 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
- Branston
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
TYPE OF LAMP MADE IN CANADA & USED IN CANADIAN HOUSEHOLDS, PARTLY TO COUNTERBALANCE THE LOW SUN LEVELS IN WINTER - Function
-
TO PRODUCE ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT IN ORDER TO USE THE RAYS FOR THERAPEUTIC USE - Technical
-
'SUN' LAMPS WERE DEVELOPED TO MIMIC SUNLIGHT FOR THEREAPEUTIC PURPOSES/ CARBON ARC LAMPS & QUARTZMERCURY ARC LAMPS WERE 1ST USED FOR THIS PURPOSE/ IN 1929 GE INTRODUCED A COMBINATION INCANDESCENT & MERCURY ARC LAMP & OTHER INCANDESCENT LAMPS WERE ALSO USED FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'MANUFACTURED BY/ CHAS. A./ BRANSTON LIMITED./ TORONTO. CANADA./ MODEL 147 SERIAL 2726/ VOLTS 110 AMPS. 12'/ PLATE ON BACK 'CAUTION/ DISCONNECT LAMP/ BEFORE INSERTING CARBONS/ KEEP AWAY FROM/ INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS'/ DECAL 'CAUTION:/ FOR USE ONLY WITH/ WALL OR BASE/ RECEPTACLE'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- UNFINISHED SHINY SILVERTONE SURFACE, INSIDE IS DULL SILVERTONE WITH RUSTY TINT, PARTICULARLY ON UPPER HALF/ REFLECTING PLATE (?) HAS CHROME-LIKE FINISH/ BLACK HANDLE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Branston, Chas. A. Ltd., Lamp, electric arc, after 1930, Artifact no. 1992.1656, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.1656.001/
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