General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

10

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1-.5 BRASS; METAL PARTS/.6-.9 PRESSED GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

11.0 cm

Height

115.2 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

C. 1890-1920

Canada

TYPE OF GAS CHANDELIER USED IN CANADIAN URBAN HOMES, PARTICULARLY PARLOURS, LIBRARIES & DINING ROOMS. FROM COLLECTION OF CONSUMERS' GAS OF TORONTO, INCORPORATED IN 1848 TO SUPPLY GAS LIGHTING TO TORONTO. AFTER 1880, IN FACE OF COMPETITION WITH & LATER REPLACEMENT BY ELECTRIC LIGHTING, CG BEGAN SUPPLYING GAS AS FUEL FOR *

Function

LIGHTING DEVICE ATTACHED TO CEILING WHICH PROVIDED LIGHT VIA GAS FLAME.

Technical

DESIGN OF LUMINAIRE IS TYPICAL OF TURN OF CENTURY & WAS ALSO USED BY ELECTRIC LAMP MFRS. DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION OF BURNER GREATLY INFLUENCED LUMINOSITY OF GAS. FIRST ARGAND BURNERS WERE USED THEN SELECTION OF FLAT BURNERS. GEORGE BRAY INTRODUCED HIS FLAT FLAME BURNER C. 1870; THEY BECAME KNOWN FOR HIGH STANDARD OF QUALITY.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.2-.5 INCISED LETTERING ON BURNERS READS "BRAY 235 No 2 ENGLAND

Missing

1 SCREW FOR ATTACHMENT OF ARM/ PIPE IS BENT

Finish

.1 BRASS COLOURED/.2 COLOURLESS, TRANSPARENT

Decoration

.1 LOWER PART OF CENTRAL COLUMN IS CUT AWAY TO FORM ROSETTES, LEAVES, SPIRALS; INDENTED PARALLEL LINES ON SEVERAL COMPONENTS; LEAF DESIGN ON LOWER KNOB/.2-.5 PROXIMAL END OF ARM HAS ATTACHED CAST LEAF DESIGN; DISTAL END OF ARM SPIRALS IN & IS EMBELLISHED WITH ROSETTES, PINNATE LEAVES & SPIRALS/.6-.9 DOUBLE ROW OF RAISED TRIANGLES SEPARATED BY RAISED DIAMOND PATTERN