Lamp, oil
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1930
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0146.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Piper
- MODEL
- CPR
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Brass lamp; fibre wick; felt bottom
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- N/A
- Height
- 31.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- 14.7 cm
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Lighting devices
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PIPER
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used to illuminate tables and desks inside railway stations. (From "Andrew Merrilees Donation - Appendix A", Ref. 2) - Technical
-
These lamps are made of polished brass and were used by both CPR and CNR railways to illuminate tables and desks inside railway stations. The commercial chimneys are not authentic to H. L. Piper’s No. 2 Chinmey. (see Ref. 2) - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Stamped onto the base of the lamp, proper front: "CPR"/ Stamped onto the base on the proper back: "PIPER/ MAKER/ TORONTO"/ Raised letters on both sides of the dial for the burner: "BANNER/ MADE IN/ U.S.A./ P&A MFG. CO."
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Polished brass lamp body with dull brass coloured burner.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Piper, Lamp, oil, circa 1930, Artifact no. 2011.0146, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2011.0146.001/
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