General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL, CERAMIC IN SOCKETS, BAKELITE SOCKET KEYS, FIBRE COVERED WIRING/.2-.4 GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length

123.0 cm

Width

66.0 cm

Height

39.0 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

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS WERE USED FROM THE 1880'S INTO THE EARLY DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY

Canada

Part of the Ontario Hydro Collection. This collection was acquired by the CSTM in 1992. It documents the material culture of the history of electricity and its uses.

Function

TO PRODUCE LIGHT BY PROVIDING AN OUTLET FOR GAS & BY PROVIDING A HOUSING FOR ELECTRIC LAMPS & CONNECTING THEM TO ELECTRICITY/ ALSO SERVES A DECORATIVE FUNCTION

Technical

COMBINATION GAS & ELECTRIC LAMPS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO USE ELECTRIC LIGHT WITHOUT GIVING UP THE OPTION OF USING GAS IN CASE OF AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE - A NOT UNUSUALOCCURENCE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF ELECTRICITY. THE PATENT DATE REFERS TO A SHADE HOLDER PATENT NO. 437,008 PRESENTED BY LEWIS A. ATWOOD OF THE COMPANY PLUME & ATWOOD MANUFACTURING COMPANY SITUATED IN WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 ON SOCKETS 'EDISON PATENTS', ON 2 SWITCH KEYS 'G.E. CO.' & ON 3RD 'ALPHA'/ ON SHADE HOLDERS 'PAT'D SEP.23.90' & 'MADE IN U.S.A.'

Missing

.1 SHADES FOR GAS JETS/ 2 OF 3 SCROLL SHAPES TO FIT UNDER GAS - JET ARMS/ .4 HAS PIECE BROKEN OUT OF IT

Finish

.1 MOSTLY BLACK WITH SOME COPPER COLOURED PATCHES/ BRASS COLOUR INSIDE SOCKETS, INSULATORS WHITE, UNGLAZED/ BUFF COLOUR WIRING/.2-.4 TRANSPARENT, MOSTLY FROSTED WITH SOME NON-FROSTED SECTIONS ALONG RIDGES OF FLUTING & LOWER EDGE

Decoration

.1 ON TOP OF ARMS FOR GAS JETS ARE FLONGATED ACANTHUS LEAVES, BELOW ARMS SHOULD FIT BEADED SCROLL SHAPE - NONE STILL ATTACHED, BUT ONE IS WITH LAMP, MK'D AS 'PT'/ GAS KEYS HEART SHAPED WITH SCROLLS/ MAIN BODY HAS BEADED DESIGN IN PETAL PATTERN OVERLAID ON IT - ABOVE ARM 'HUB' A BEADED FLOWER DESIGN PROJECTS OUT/ COLLARS FOR SHADE HOLDERS HAVE VINE & BERRY DESIGN AROUND THEM/.2-.4 FLUTED SHAPE