Arc Lamp and Television Scanning Disc, circa 1930

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Arc lamp

Date Made

circa 1930

Creator Notes

Arc lamp made by J. E. McAuley Mfg. Co., Chicago, Illinois. Motors made by Baldor Electric Company, St. Louis, Missouri. Distributed by the National Theatre Supply Company.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

40.209.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Glass (Material)

Color

Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 65 in
Width: 25 in
Length: 38 in

Inscriptions

on plate on side: Peerless / REFLECTOR ARC LAMP / MADE BY / THE J. E. McCAULEY MFG. CO. / CHICAGO / No 9343 VOLTS 50-65 AMPS 1530 / PATENTS PENDING on plate on arc control: Peerless / AUTOMATIC ARC CONTROL / MADE BY / THE J. E. McCAULEY MFG. CO. / CHICAGO / DIRECT CURRENT / No 10427 VOLTS 50-110 AMP. 0.3 / PATENTS PENDING on plate on side: National Theatre Supply Company / Offices in all / Principal Cities on plate on motor housing: BALDOR / A BETTER MOTOR / PAT. PEND. / TYPE X2S NO. C4031 / USE ONLY WITH CONTROL BOX MARKED / TYPE C8 SPEC 3221 / SEE CONTROL BOX FOR VOLTS SPEED ETC / [...] on plate on motor housing: BALDOR / A BETTER MOTOR / PAT. PEND. / TYPE C8 SPEC 3221 / H.P. 1/4 R.P.M. 1200 TEMP. 35 / VOLTS 110 AMP. 5.3 / PH. 1 CYC. 60 NO. C4031 / BALDOR ELECTRIC CO. / ST. LOUIS, MO. on back: Peerless
Arc Lamp and Television Scanning Disc, circa 1930