Lamp, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- BICYCLE/BLACKOUT
- DATE
- 1940–1945
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1998.0090.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL
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
- 8.0 cm
- Height
- 14.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Non-motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Cycles & cycling
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- USED DURING WW II TO COMPLY WITH BLACK-OUT RESTRICTIONS DURING AIR RAIDS
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED WHEN AFFIXED TO A BICYCLE TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION FOR THE RIDER. THIS ONE HAS A SHADE OVER THE TOP OF THE LIGHT SO THE LIGHT ONLY SHINES DOWNWARD SO AS NOT TO BE SEEN FROM ABOVE AS A TARGET FOR BOMBERS OVERHEAD. [REF 1] - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- BATTERY/ BULB/ GLASS COVER OVER BULB/ SWITCH ON LID
- Finish
- JAPPANED/ WHITE GLOSS CIRCLE PAINTED AROUND BULB FOR REFLECTION
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lamp, electric, circa 1940–1945, Artifact no. 1998.0090, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1998.0090.001/
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