Lamp set, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: DECORATIVE/INDOOR/PARALLEL
DATE: 1947
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0527.001

MANUFACTURER: Universal Wire & Cable Co. Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARDSTOCK BOX; GLASS LAMPS; SYNTHETIC CORDS,SOCKETS, AND PLUGS; METAL HOOKS, WIRE AND PRONGS

Dimensions

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

Length: 45.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 4.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Universal Wire
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS SET MADE AFTER 1948, BUT THIS MODEL WAS AVAILABLE FROM 1940 TO 1952
Canada: EXAMPLE OF DECORATIVE LIGHTING MADE AND USED IN CANADA TO DECORATE INTERIORS FOR CHRISTMAS, ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS TREES [REF 1]
Function: USED TO PROVIDE INDOOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING.
Technical: 1ST CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTED BY ELECTRICITY REPORTED IN JAN. 20, 1883. THE 1ST CHRISTMAS LAMPS IN THE FORM AS WE NOW KNOW THEM WERE MADE IN THE 1920'S. [REF 1].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTING ON BOX INCLUDES IN PART: 'UNIVERSAL decorative/ INDOOR/ CHRISTMAS/ LIGHTS/ EACH/ LAMP/ BURNS/ INDEPENDENTLY [2 TIMES]/ CAUTION/ For indoor use only. Do not connect more than/ 5 similar units together./ Equipped with 120 Volt C-7 1/2 Lamps./ UNIVERSAL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS CO. LTD./ MONTREAL CANADA'/ PRINTED ON TAPE AROUND CORD: 'Approved/ CSA [LOGO]/ Standard/ DECORATIVE LIGHTING OUTFIT/ UNIVERSAL WIRE & CABLE CO. LTD./ LL9644 S-13 INDOOR/ CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION/ Printed in Canada'/ MOLDED IN PLUG: '10A 15A/ 250V 125V/ G-L [2 TIMES]'
Missing: None Apparent
Finish: BOX: WHITE BACKGROUND WITH MULTI-COLOURED PRINTED PICTURES AND PRINTING/ BLUE, YELLOW, AND GREEN LAMPS/ GREEN AND RED CORDS/ BLACK SOCKETS AND HOOKS
Decoration: INSIDE OF LID HAS CHRISTMAS DRAWINGS

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Universal Wire & Cable Co. Ltd., Lamp set, incandescent, after 1947, Artifact no. 1996.0527, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0527.001/

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