Electric Wall Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0081
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0081
- Description
- Light coloured wooden wall lamp with wooden disc plaque. Edge is bevelled, three concentric circles are incised on surface. A brass, round-headed, screw on each side fastens lamp to wall. Lamp is designed to resemble a wall candle holder. Arm curves slightly and extends 12.5 cm. from base. Arm hold…
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- Title
- Electric Wall Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 25.0 x 19.0 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Light coloured wooden wall lamp with wooden disc plaque. Edge is bevelled, three concentric circles are incised on surface. A brass, round-headed, screw on each side fastens lamp to wall. Lamp is designed to resemble a wall candle holder. Arm curves slightly and extends 12.5 cm. from base. Arm holds lightbulb on round pedestal. White plastic cylinder covers lightbulb socket. Small yellow textured conical lamp shade fits over lightbulb, is held in place by wire clasp. Black plastic twist type switch is placed on base under arm.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0081
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Electric Wall Lamp
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0085%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; plastic; paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0085 a,b
- Description
- Two wall lamps with wooden plaques that have four incised lines along right and left sides. Light sockets held by brass coloured metal arms which arc from base and curl at ends, arms are bolted to wall plaques by two round headed brass screws. Both lamps have white plastic bowl shaped shades attach…
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- Title
- Electric Wall Lamp
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- wood; plastic; paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 34.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- Two wall lamps with wooden plaques that have four incised lines along right and left sides. Light sockets held by brass coloured metal arms which arc from base and curl at ends, arms are bolted to wall plaques by two round headed brass screws. Both lamps have white plastic bowl shaped shades attached to light socket in addition to outer paper shades. Plastic shades imitate white glass. (a) white plastic shade has three sets of incised vertical lines (b) shade is similar to lamp (a) but plastic shade has three horizontal incised lines along bottom interrupted by eight vertical designs.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0085 a,b
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