Ceiling Light Fixture, 1960-1965

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Electric fixture (Light fixture)

Date Made

1960-1965

Creator Notes

Fixture made by Puritan Lighting Company, Brooklyn, New York. Light sockets made by Triboro.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2025.179.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Glass (Material)
Wire
Plastic

Color

White (Color)
Silver (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in
Width: 12 in
Length: 0.75 in

Inscriptions

on sticker on back of canopy: UNION / MADE / REG U S PAT OFF / INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS / [...] / AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR / D47817230 on sticker on back of canopy: PURITAN / Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc. / LISTED / ELECTRIC FIXTURE / ISSUE NO. C-84, 955 on metal bracket of light sockets: P / TRIBORO / 660W 250V on front of canopy: CAUTION USE 60-WATT / OR SMALLER LAMPS. / FOR SUPPLY CONNECTIONS / USE WIRE SUITABLE
Ceiling Light Fixture, 1960-1965