Name/Title
Carbon Rods from the City's first Lighting System, after 1886, prior 1971Entry/Object ID
2009.22.1Description
ACC. NO. 09.22.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: LIGHTING
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: RODS, CARBON
DESCRIPTION:
A SERIES OF BLACK-COLORED CARBON RODS. CARBON RODS FOR ARC LIGHTING ON TOWERS WHICH WERE INSTALLED IN 1886 --- ALAMEDA'S FIRST CITY LIGHTING SYSTEM. REFERENCE, "HISTORY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY, PAGE 336."
SIZE: AVERAGE LENGTH, 12".
HISTORY OF OBJECTS:
RODS FROM THE ORIGINAL COLLECTION WHEN THE ALAMEDA MUSEUM WAS LOCATED IN THE BASEMENT OF THE ALAMEDA FREE LIBRARY.
THEY WERE DONATED PRIOR TO 1971 AND NOT CATALOGED UNTIL 2009.
DONOR: UNKNOWN
CATALOGED: APRIL 4, 2009Interpretative Labels
Label
CARBON RODS
USED FOR ARC LAMPS
ON TOWERS THAT WERE
INSTALLED IN 1886
ALAMEDA'S FIRST CITY
LIGHTING SYSTEM