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  2. Arco (lamp) - Wikipedia

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    The Arco lamp is a modern floor lamp designed by brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni for Flos in 1962. [1] The lamp is characterized by a suspended spun aluminum pendant attached to an upright block of Carrara marble via a cantilevered arching arm made of stainless steel.

  3. Arc lamp - Wikipedia

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    Arc lamps were superseded by filament lamps in most roles, remaining in only certain niche applications such as cinema projection, spotlights, and searchlights. In the 1950s and 1960s the high-power D.C. for the carbon-arc lamp of an outdoor drive-in projector would typically be supplied by a motor-generator combo (AC motor powering a DC ...

  4. Xenon arc lamp - Wikipedia

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    A 1 kW xenon short-arc lamp power supply with the cover removed. Xenon short-arc lamps have a negative temperature coefficient like other gas discharge lamps. They are operated at low-voltage, high-current, DC and started by field emission with a high voltage pulse of 20 to 50kV. As an example, a 450 W lamp operates normally at 18 V and 25 A ...

  5. History of street lighting in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In New Orleans, arc lamps were used for street lighting starting in 1881. In 1882, the New Orleans Brush Lighting Company installed one hundred 2,000-candlepower arc lamps along five miles of wharf and riverfront; by 1885, New Orleans had 655 arc lights. [1] In Chicago, arc lamps were used in public street lighting starting in 1887. [1]

  6. Vitreous enamel - Wikipedia

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    Gothic châsse; 1185–1200; champlevé enamel over copper gilded; height: 17.7 cm (7.0 in), width: 17.4 cm (6.9 in), depth: 10.1 cm (4.0 in). Vitreous enamel, also called porcelain enamel, is a material made by fusing powdered glass to a substrate by firing, usually between 750 and 850 °C (1,380 and 1,560 °F).

  7. Electric light - Wikipedia

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    An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light.It is the most common form of artificial lighting.Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic which secures the lamp in the socket of a light fixture, which is often called a "lamp" as well.

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