Lighting fixture, electric
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- OBJECT TYPE
- CEILING/5 SOCKET/SCREW FITTING
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.1815.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL,SOCKETS INCLUDE CERAMIC, POSSIBLY RESIN-IMPREGNATED PAPER, PROBABLY BAKELITE SWITCH KEYS/.2-.5 GLASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 71.0 cm
- Width
- 66.0 cm
- Height
- 46.0 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
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
TO HOLD & PROVIDE A HOUSING FOR LAMP BULBS, & TO CONNECT THEM TO ELECTRICITY - IN ORDER TO PROVIDE LIGHT/ ALSO SERVES A DECORATIVE FUNCTION - Technical
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EXAMPLE OF A DECORATIVE DOMESTIC LIGHTING FIXTURE/ THE USE OF ELECTRICITY FOR HOME LIGHTING GOES BACK TO THE 1880'S, BUT DID NOT BECOME WIDESPREAD UNTIL THE EARLY DEACDES OF THE 20TH CENTURY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 ON 4 OUTER SOCKETS 'C.G.E./ 50 C.P. 200V.' & ON SWITCH KEYS 'C.G.E. CO.'
- Missing
- .1 CENTRAL GLOBE, PT OF CHAIN FOR 1 OF SIDE GLOBE HOLDERS, POSSIBLY MISSING INNER SHELL FOR 1 OF THE SOCKETS
- Finish
- .1 BRASS & GOLD COLOUR, SOME SECTIONS HAVE SMOOTH, SHINY FINISH, DECORATIVE SECTIONS HAVE MATTE FINISH/ BLACK SWITCH KEYS/.2 TRANSPARENT, PALE BLUE SWIRLED LINES
- Decoration
- .1 HIGHLY ORNAMENTED, CONSIDERABLE OPEN SCROLLWORK, LEAF & GRAPE PATTERN ON COLLAR, BEADED PATTERN AROUND CENTRAL GLOBE HOLDER/.2-.5 SWIRLED STRIPE PATTERN
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Unknown Manufacturer, Lighting fixture, electric, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.1815, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1992.1815.001/
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