General Information

Serial #

64123

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, INCLUDING COPPER CASE, CERAMIC, FIBRE COVERING ON WIRES, SOME WIRES HAVEDIFFERENT FIBRE COVERING- POSSIBLY ASBESTOS OR COTTON?/.2 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

70.0 cm

Width

25.0 cm

Height

25.0 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

Adams Bagnall

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Ohio

City

Cleveland

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COMMERCIAL ARC LIGHTING FIRST USED 1870S/ DECLINED AFTER C.1910/ SELDOM USED FOR SPACE LIGHTING BY 1940S

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ USED FOR OUTDOOR LIGHTING

Technical

ADAMS-BAGNALL ARC LAMPS BOASTED SEVERAL ADVANTAGES: EASY ACCESS FOR THE TRIMMER; A SIMPLE CLUTCH WHICH OPERATED DIRECTLY ON THE CARBON - GIVING PRECISION OF FEEDING & NOT ALLOWING THE CARBON TO SLIP THROUGH WHEN JARRED; A CUT-OUT CONSTRUCTED TO BE EFFECTIVE & TO WEAR VERY WELL

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOULDED IN ON CASE IN SEVERAL PLACES 'AB'/ PLATE (MUCH IS ILLEGIBLE) 'THE A [ILLEGIBLE]/ CLEVE[LAND]/ PAT. NO. [ILLEGIBLE]/ PAT. [ILLEGIBLE]/ NO. 6412[3]'/ DECAL 'PROPERTY OF/ STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA/ 975'

Missing

OUTER GLOBE

Finish

.1 OXIDIZED BLACK FINISH ON CASE, OTHER PTS ARE BLACK, SILVER-GREY, WHITE, RUSTY COLOUR/.2 WHITE, TRANSLUCENT GLASS

Decoration

.1 VERTICAL RIDGES RUN AROUND CASE, SCALLOPPED LOWER EDGE