Lighting fixture, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CEILING/FLUORESCENT/2-PRONG FIT
- DATE
- 1950
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2002.0258.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL LAMP FIXTURE CASING; BAKELITE FITTINGS..2-.2 METAL AND SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCTION..4 GLASS TUBE HAS METAL ENDPIECES.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 62.0 cm
- Width
- 27.0 cm
- Height
- 13.0 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
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS FIXTURE USED 1960S TO 2002.
- Canada
-
THIS LAMP WAS PURCHASED AND USED IN CANADA BY THE DONORS, ROBERT & RITA DESSAINT. - Function
-
TO PROVIDE ARTIFICIAL ILLUMINATION INDOORS. - Technical
-
THIS LAMP IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FLUORESCENT FIXTURE DESIGNED TO DIFFUSE LIGHT OVER A WIDE AREA. TYPICALLY USED IN A KITCHEN OR BATHROOM. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 No markings visible on lamp fixture..2 Following text stamped on glow starter casing "REGENT/ LIGHTING/ CORPORATION/ Burlington, N.C./ [Underwriters' Laboratories symbol]/ 609D/ [Canadian Standards Association]/ LR9552/ FS- 2/ 18"-15W/ 24"-20W". "FS-2/ 18"-15W/ 24"-20W/ REMOVE [right facing directional arrow]" stamped on top..3 "PREM-QUALITY/ GLOW STARTER/ FS-2 120V/ FOR 10-14-15-20W/ [Underwriters' Laboratories symbol (registered)]/ LISTED/ 74K2/ E161103/ [Canadian Standards Association symbol (registered)/ L[illegible]9669" printed on casing..4 "SYLVANIA/ COOL WHITE/ F20T12 CW/ 20W/ CANADA/ H 728" printed on tube.
- Missing
- LAMP FIXTURE MISSING 1 GLOW STARTER AND 2 FLUORESCENT TUBES.
- Finish
- .1 PRESSED METAL ENDPIECES HAVE GOLDTONE FINISH ON EXTERIOR SURFACE; NATURAL SILVER METAL ON REVERSE. MAIN BODY OF LAMP FIXTURE HAS OFF-WHITE ENAMEL (?)PAINTED FINISH; UNDERSIDE IS UNFINISHED..2 GLOW LAMP HAS SILVER METAL CASING..3 GLOW LAMP HAS WHITE MOULDED SYNTHETIC CASING..4 WHITE GLASS TUBE HAS SILVER METAL ENDPIECES.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, electric, circa 1950, Artifact no. 2002.0258, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0258.001/
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