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Identifier: VanDepoeleElectricLightCompanyManufactureSingleAndMultipleCurrent (find matches)
Title: Van Depoele Electric Light Company manufacture single and multiple current dynamo electric machines, motors, electric lamps and electro-plating apparatus ...
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Van Depoele Electric Light Company
Subjects: lighting Division 26 street lighting roadway lighting arc lamps
Publisher: Van Depoele Electric Light Company
Contributing Library: Canadian Centre for Architecture

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boats and locomotiveswarranted to be unaffected by the most severe vibrations. The peculiarities ofthis lamp are that thecarbons are fed andregulated by an elec-tric motor containedin the lamp. No deli-cate parts are pres-ent, and no adjust-ment whatever isneeded to the lamp.When the dynamoruns with normalspeed it is impossibleto keep the carbonsat any other distanceapart while emittinglight, than that towhich the lamp ismade. On puttingthe carbons together,they are immediatelyseparated, while,when pulled apartfurther than the nor-mal distance, theywill be moved to-ward each other untilthe proper distanceis obtained. The feedof the carbons ismost perfect, conse-quently a perfectlysteady light is theresult. The lamp isinclosed in a neat andsolid case, and is soarranged that it canbe turned to anyangle desired ; forthis purposethe lamp and case are carried by a rotary platform, and so arranged that it can be workedby the wheelsman or pilot from his post. The Van Depoele Company manufac-
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Fig. ii. Steamboat Headlight. i6 DEPOELE ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY. ture especially for steamboats a portable lamp, which can be hung up in a fewmoments in any part of the boat, or can be placed on shore if needed. Thislamp is provided with the same feeding mechanism as the preceding lamp, andcan be run for from eight to sixteen hours without renewal of carbons. This lamp is in general appearance similar toFig. 6. Fig. 12 shows the Focusing Lamp forthe use of the lecture room. The lamp ismounted upon a very solid stand, and canbe moved horizontally and vertically toany desired angle. The working of thelamp is perfect and reliable, and any candlepower can be given, from rive hundred to

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  • bookyear:1884
  • bookdecade:1880
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Van_Depoele_Electric_Light_Company
  • booksubject:lighting
  • booksubject:Division_26
  • booksubject:street_lighting
  • booksubject:roadway_lighting
  • booksubject:arc_lamps
  • bookpublisher:Van_Depoele_Electric_Light_Company
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