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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1928
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0732.006
- MANUFACTURER
- Canadian General Electric Co. Ltd.
- MODEL
- 1110
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 6
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Cardboard
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
- N/A
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Automotive parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1929 +
- Canada
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FROM COLLECTION OF AUTOMOBILE PTS & SERVICING EQ ACQUIRED BY MR. T.H. OLIVER, FATHER OF DONOR, DURING CAREER INAUTOMOTIVE SERVICING. AFTER WORKING AT WILLYS-OVERLAND & FAIRBANKS-MORSE IN TORONTO, & IN AUTO GARAGE IN AURORA, IN 1931 HE BEGAN HIS OWN BUSINESS, ONE PART OF WHICH INVOLVED AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRICAL SERVICING. - Function
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AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT LAMP. - Technical
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EARLY MAZDA C LAMP WITH DUAL FILAMENTS FOR DOUBLING CANDLE POWER REQUIRED FOR HIGHER HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION BEING PROMOTED BY AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY OF PERIOD (REF. 1). - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .3 &.5 BLUE LETTERING READING "EDISON/ MAZDA/ LAMPS/ CANADIAN/ GENERAL ELECTRIC"; "EDISON/ MAZDA/ LAMPS/ for your car"; "EDISON/ MAZDA/ LAMPS/ Carry a Handy/ Kit of Spares"; patent info/.6 "EDISON/ MAZDA/ LAMPS"; "edison/ MAZDA-1110/ HEADLIGHT/ 6-8 Volt 21 C.P./ 0.5 ase S 10 Bulb/ 10 MAZDA LAMPS"; "The EDISON MAZDA Lamps Contained Herein Are/ Manufactured by/ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED/ Which sells its EDISON MAZDA Lamps exclusively through its own/ Branches and Agents direct to the Consumer./ CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LIMITED/ TORONTO/ MADE IN CANADA", WITH PATENT INFO
- Missing
- CARDBOARD PROTECTOR FOR .1/ .6 BOX IS FRAGILE - TORN AT ONE END, WITH TOP & END FLAPS TORN OFF
- Finish
- COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT GLASS; GOLD COLOURED BASES/ YELLOW & DARK BLUE BOX & PROTECTOR
- Decoration
- .3 &.5 ILLUSTRATIONS OF CANDLE, LAMPS IN BOX, 2 HUMAN FIGURES/.6 ILLUSTRATIONS OF BULB & SUN
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