radiator; electric
Maker
Carron Co
Description
Electric radiator with 3 orange bulbs in a copper reflector. All the bulbs are broken.
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Object detail
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 8cm (W 3 1/8")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 56cm (H 1' 10 1/16")
Public comments
The sausage lamp bulb an early form of electric heater c1890 invented by Herbert John Dowsing c1859-1931. Enclosed carbon filaments in glass bulbs with reddish iron oxide coating to create a cosy atmosphere. Carron Co must have had a license to make this type, c1900, which was superseded by the cheaper open coiled wire type developed by Belling from c1912, a claim made in The Story of Belling 1912-62. Coiled wire heaters have themselves been replaced by glass enclosed elements popular again today in convection type heaters.
- Duncan Comrie posted 12 days ago.