The original "batswing" gas burners are intact along with the pie crust shade holders. A decision was made to electrify the gas arms in order to provide more light for today's lighting requirements.
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Gas/electric
fixtures are wonderful pieces of turn of the century technology as they
represent the transition from one lighting source to another. Dating from
the early 1890’s, fixtures were in use well until the 1920’s.
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The
picture on the left shows the interior center body configuration. The gas
arms were threaded into the cast iron center and sealed with "red
lead" to prevent leakage.
The original "batswing" gas burners are intact along with the pie crust shade holders. A decision was made to electrify the gas arms in order to provide more light for today's lighting requirements. |
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