General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON

Dimensions

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

Length

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Width

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Height

1.7 cm

Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Lighting Technology

Category

Lighting device parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

TYPE OF TIPS USED IN GAS BURNERS OF GAS FIXTURES USED TO LIGHT CANADIAN URBAN HOMES IN 19TH C./ FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO,INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES & LATER FOR HEATING.

Function

PART OF BURNER OF GAS LIGHTING FIXTURE WHICH CONTROLS QUANTITY OF GAS & AIR TO PRODUCE FLAME, LIGHT OF GOOD QUALITY.

Technical

FIRST BURNERS WERE MERELY HOLES IN PIPES CARRYING GAS. LATER HOLES WERE LOCATED SO FLAME HAD SPECIFIC SHAPE & AROUND 1808 RAT-TAIL, COCKSPUR, & COCKSCOMB BURNERS APPEARED. SINGLE JET BURNER WAS IMPROVED; BATSWING BURNER WAS INTRODUCED AROUND 1816 & IN 1820, FISHTAIL BURNER. METAL TIPS HAD TENDENCY TO CORRODE, BLOCKING OPENING OF GAS JET.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

NONE

Missing

COMPLETE

Finish

OBSCURED BY CORROSION

Decoration

N/A