Lamp, electric arc
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ENCLOSED/FLAME/AC
- DATE
- 1907
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1623.001
- MANUFACTURER
- HELIOS MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- 7336B
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, CERAMIC, PROBABLY ASBESTOS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 82.5 cm
- Width
- 27.0 cm
- Height
- 27.0 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
- HELIOS
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870'S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940'S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ PROBABLY USED FOR STREET LIGHTING, POSSIBLY FOR LIGHTING LARGE INTERIOR SPACES. - Technical
-
FLAME ARC LAMPS INTRO. 1903 - IMPROVEMENTS ADDED LATER/ ENCLOSED FLAME/ ARC LAMP INTRO. C.1910 WHICH EXTENDED CARBON LIFE FROM APPROX. 10 TO 100 HRS/ INTRO. OF THE FLAME ARE LAMP WITH ITS HIGH EFFICIENCY & IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIGHT MADE ARC LIGHTING ONCE AGAIN MORE POPULAR THAN GAS LIGHTING. To operate in multiple on A.C./ The milk glass shade instead of clear glass leads to think this lamp was used inside a building. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MFR'S PLATE 'MANUFACTURED BY/ HELIOS MANUFACTURING CO./ PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A./ PATENT APPLIED FOR/ TYPE 7336B/ AMPERES 5 VOLTS 110'
- Missing
- NO GLASSWARE/May 2017 found glassware OH1968/possibly missing ash pan for globe
- Finish
- COVER IS BLACK WITH COPPER COLOUR SPOTS/ TOP IS PAINTED BLACK
- Decoration
- SEVERAL SLIGHTLY RAISED NARROWRIDGES AROUND CASE
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HELIOS MFG. CO., Lamp, electric arc, circa 1907, Artifact no. 1992.1623, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1623.001/
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