a A Primer of Home Lighting This book points out inci- dents that happen in the home, perhaps your home, as aresult of improper light- ing—and the manner in which they may be corrected. It helps you select the right lamps for your lighting fix- tures. There’s a right lamp for every fixture. ak two: sockets OT hosRicwaleniee aad Tas of Fite Placéd Properly, will Eliminate the Shadow Shadows of this kind are the result of a cen- tral fixture which throws undiffused light directly on an object. Frosted or White MAZDA lamps will help get rid of such shadows, but to entirely eliminate them the light should come from some fixture such as a piano lamp directly over the music; a stand lamp placed to the right or left of the piano; or a central semi-indirect fixture —which throws most of its light on the ceiling, diffusing the light throughout the entire room. The cost of good lighting is quite small when compared to the comfort and convenience it gives. Proper lighting costs no more than cream for the morning coffee. Your monthly bill for lighting will generally be less than the amount you spend for butter in the same length of time. Good light- ing is not an extravagance. Pee on personnes ni : we Ae af 53 Is your shadow in the way? 100 watt = Mazda c Lamp = if one e socket The Right mae anil Type of Fixtures Bien Properly, will Eliminate the Shader Shadows like these are caused by undiffused light from either ceiling fixtures, side or wall brackets, table or floor lamps. The right frosted or White MAZDA lamps help eliminate these shadows because they diffuse the light. Another method of obtaining good diffused light is by the use of an efficient, clear MAZDA C lamp in a central semi-indirect fixture. The number of sockets in a fixture indicates the number of lamps which should be used. If there are four sockets, each socket taking a 25-watt lamp, and you use a 75- or 100-watt lampin only one socket the fixture not only appears unbalanced but in most cases produces glare. : Guests notice your lighting even before they do draperies and furnishings. ere shadows in your way? Are ; 25 wate a ae — 100 watt Mazda et ham for cente The a eames ead Type bf Ficrureavleced Properly, will Eliminate the Shadow There are two reasons why closets are gener- ally dark. First, because no lights are provided in the closet; secondly, because in most rooms the undiffused light from the central fixture causes one’s own shadow to fall directly in the closet. A fixture such as shown above with a MAZDA C lamp will help, but the best way is to put a lamp in the closet. It costs but little. Many homes have only one fixture per room. Think how uninviting a room with only one window would be. While it may be impractical tocut extra windows where they are wanted, itis always possible to install extra lighting fixtures—as many of them as you need—and where you want them,—and at a small cost. oe Se eg ee oe al The Right Lamps and Type of Fixtures Placed Properly, will Eliminate the Shadow When the light comes from a low central fixture, there will always be a shadow on the work unless that work is carried on directly under the fixture. The remedy is to use a MAZDA C lamp in a fixture close to the ceiling or to drop a light directly over the work. An extra socket—an extra outlet, means very little added cost, yet means so much in added convenience, the saving of time, and the assurance of safety. Putting light where you want it and where you need it costs, in many cases, no more than the price of a good pair of shoes. And yet its convenience lasts for years. Is your shadow in the way? The Right Lamps and Type of Fixtures, Placed Properly, will Eliminate the Shadow The only way to light both sides of an object is to have light on both sides. Many bathrooms have a single fixture hung in the middle of the room or one fixture on one side of the mirror. If the bathroom is white, a frosted or White MAZDA lamp in these fixtures will help get rid of shadows. Another help is to raise the fixture close to the ceiling. But, to entirely eliminate shadows use two fixtures, one on either side of the mirror. This applies wherever a mirror is used, whether in bathroom, bedroom or hall. : Good lighting is inexpensive. In comparison to furnishings such as a piano, rugs, tables, draperies, it costs very little; yet the enjoyment of the piano may be spoiled by improper lighting; the effect of well selected draperies, paper and rugs ruined by the wrong method of illumination, while furniture may lose half its charm under the glare of im- proper light. Is your shadow in the way? The Right Lamps and Type of Hines Placed Properly, make Vision Easy at Night On account of insufficient light, many women are unable to do needlework at night. Yet it is always possible with the right lamp and fixture to obtain more than enough light for the finest kind of work. Use either a table or stand fixture, making sure you have the correct size oflamp. A semi-indirect fixture, with the proper clear MAZDA C lamp, will give plenty of light for work anywhere in the room. There is no need for changing your habits of living when night comes. You should be able to do fine sewing, crocheting, or read fine print just as easily in the evening as at noon—and this without moving your chair or changing the arrangement of the room. é a = & = Is needlework difficult at night? ‘Use the Right Frosted or White Mazda Lamps Whenever the Lamps Themselves are Visible Glare is caused either by lights that are not properly shaded or by light that is not suffi- ciently diffused. To avoid glare use either a frosted or White MAZDA lamp, or place the proper silk or glass shade around a clear lamp. Fixtures having no shade usually employ round bulb MAZDA B lamps. These lamps should be all frosted. If a light in your home makes you feel a tendency to squint or shade your eyes you may know that glare is present. Make this test for glare. Look at any of your lighting fixtures steadily for ten seconds—then close your eyes. If you can still see the image of the light, you may be sure that glare is present. - Ts there glaring light in your eyes? Use the Right Frosted or White Mazda Lamp Wherever you look directly into a light Dining room domes improperly designed, or hung too high, are frequently the cause of bothersome glare. With such domes, the use of the right frosted or White MAZDA lamp will minimize this glare. A clear lamp should never be permitted. To eliminate glare entirely the light should come from a dome hung approximately 26 inches above the table. When outlets cost so little it is not necessary to inconvenience oneself by attempting to put the connecting plug of an appliance in a lamp socket. It is not only inconvenient and troublesome but is unsightly and generally means that improper lighting will result. There should be at least one convenience outlet in every room. Does a glaring light annoy you? | The Right Lamps Ail Type Of Fintire aPincen Properly, make the Cellar Safer Many cellars, store rooms, etc., are unin- viting, dirty and unsafe asa result of insuf- ficient light. The right light will literally transform such places. Use a white MAZDA lamp with a re- flector for the furnace, and for the laundry. For the fruit closet, no reflector is needed on the lamp. A well lighted cellar makes possible the use of a work bench. Lamps get just as dusty as furniture. A month’s dust on lamps and fixtures may absorb 25 per cent of the light. You are then paying for current you are not using. Be sure to clean your lighting fixtures once a month. So earenidenends on the lighting! How to Select the Right Lamp for Your Lighting Fixture On the following pages are lighting fixtures similar to those you havein your home. Pick out the fixture in question and then notice the kind and size of lamp which should be used with it. Fixtures in different rooms may require different sizes of lamps. The lighting experts who prepared these pages have taken a small room as one, 9 by 12 feet or less; a medium room about 12 by 15 feet; a large room 15 by 20 feet or more. Example: Suppose you have a fixture like that shown in the upper right-hand corner of page twenty- three. If your room is classed as a small room you know that a 25-watt frosted lamp is the lamp to use in this fix- ture. If theroom, however, isa medium one, look through the following pages until you find the fixture shown again, which in this case is on page twenty-four. Thus, for this type of fixture in a medium room a 40-watt MAZDA B lamp should be used. These pages have been prepared assuming that the room is a moderately light one. If the rugs, draperies and wall paper are quite dark in color, a larger lamp may be necessary. Many of the fixtures shown, although widely used, are not of the most effective type, or the style which would be recommended when building a new home or installing new fixtures. We will be glad to demonstrate the more recent designs at any time. When there are other lights in room other lights in room In small rooms When used as all night light in hall When there are other lights in room This 15 Watt MAZDA B Lamp is the right lamp for these types of fixtures Hees For medium rooms For small rooms For small rooms rh >, She OH) See << me SE =A) If there are three sockets — ib) For all rooms For boudoir lamp For all rooms When the only light in room When the only light in room For small rooms For halls, or two fixtures in bathroom For halls, or two fixtures in bathroom When there are other lights in room This 25 Watt MAZDA B Lamp is the right lamp for these types of fixtures ; =e 92g TOTS, cecsen gl 5 lr se mar For medium rooms For medium rooms For all rooms lum rooms wn a ) ) ~ _ — t°] Lol ° i For med = If only two sockets For large rooms For medium rooms | Fey am okey rede) oo eat, lead yy pore ies ee aS aR If only two sockets For all rooms - For medium rooms This 40 Watt MAZDA B Lamp . is the right lamp for these types of fixtures 2 t By, a § ve \ Se Mo ie OF | is co For all rooms ‘ > \ oiemmeremeymtiatntemetin, ih , fai ve For medium . ih a a rooms SS - te | smacimamc naam = 3 == % se 2 For all rooms For halls If only two sockets é pees TS SISOS ITS = LO) VOY ‘ ALY INNO: R With three sockets— 3 Etat aelesit) With three sockets— 8 large rooms When only one in bathroom When the only For halls light in room This : 50 Watt White MAZDA Lamp is the right lamp for these types of fixtures See ens For small rooms STN For small and medium rooms If only one socket This 75 Watt White MAZDA Lamp is the right lamp for these types of fixtures This 100 Watt Bowl Enameled | I V.VAD)-W On Ob onte) Is the right lamp for this type of fixture For . medium rooms | For medium rooms For Large roome, use 150 watt 00 A TT sae Laas , ARETE TIT ee ] 0 7 We ; , ty - G2 This 100 Watt IAV.VAV NE Om BeVents, is the right lamp for these types of fixtures What to do When a Fuse Blows Out If you are operating an electrical appliance and the appliance refuses to work, first find out whether or not your lamps will light. If the lights turn on make sure that the connections are fast at both ends of the cord. If these are all right, the trouble probably lies in a broken wire in the connecting cord. The cord can be repaired or a new cord furnished by your Central Station or electrical store. If the lamps do not light: Immediately disconnect the cord of the appliance from the socket to which it is attached. Now try the lamps in other rooms in the house. If none of these will light, either the current has been turned off by the Central Station or the fuses in the main switchbox have blown out. If you find that some of the lamps in the house light, one of the fuses in the distributing panel and not one of the main fuses has blown. The main fuse with the switch is always located near the meter, either in the cellar or in the attic. The distributing panel may or may not be near the meter. Note: In some houses there is no distributing panel. In this case the two fuses at the main switchbox control the whole lighting circuit. If the main fuse has blown, open the switchbox and take out one of the fuse plugs. Before placing in a new fuse screw in a spare lamp. If it does not light, or if it burns at half brilliancy, everything is O.K. and the new fuse may be inserted. If the lamp burns at full brilliancy, there is a short circuit somewhere on the line. In this case call for a Central Station representative or your electrician. However, with a new fuse, if your lamps still do not light, it is the other fuse at the main switchbox which has_ been burned out. Take this out, test with lamp as before and put in a new fuse, which in this case would be the fuse you first took Distributing panel out. Where a fuse has blown in Main switch box the distributing panel turn on all the lamps that will light in your house (that is, if you do not know which fuses control which rooms in your house), start in at the top of the panel and unscrew the fuses in order until you find one that does not turn out some of the lights when the fuse is unscrewed. Now try out this set of fuses as you tested the main fuses, using the spare lamp. Note: In some houses the distributing panel has a metal front behind which the fuses are located. There are switches in the panel. In this case, start as before and turn the switches off in order until one switch, when turned off, does not turn out any lights in the house. Now, open the door plate covering the fuses and test the two fuses connected with this switch. Note: In many houses the fuses are of the cartridge type. To test with a lamp here, you will need a socket with two short wires attached. Touch these wires to the two sides of your fuse clips. Your electrician will make up such a testing device for you at small expense. Do not replace your appliance until it and the connecting cord have been tested out by your electrical store or Central Station. Cartridge fuse Plug fuse How to Order Edison MAZDA Lamps When ordering lamps be sure to get MAzDa lamps. Mazpa is the trade-mark which stands for the highest standards in lamp manufac- ture. Only those companies making lamps up to the MaAzDa standard are permitted to use this trade-mark on their lamps. Ask for lamps by name, giving the size, kind, and voltage. Thus ‘Five 40-watt, all frosted, 110-volt, Edison MAzpDa B lamps.”’ If you merely ask for lamps you may or may not get MaAzpDa lamps. The correct voltage is important. Lamps of too high a voltage burn dimly. Lamps of too low a voltage burn out too quickly. If you come to us you can be assured of lamps of the correct voltage. For quick reference fill out this lamp chart: Living Room LAMPS FOR Ceiling Fixtures | Side Wall Fixtures No. | Watts Type | | No. Watts | Type | Dining Room Library Sun Room aa Reception Hall _ Kitchen __ Pantry Bed Room No. 1 Bed Room No. 2 Bed Room No. 3 Bed Room No. 4 Bath Room Nursery Sewing Room or Den __ Hall and Stairs Attic Laundry Cellar J Garage ( portable) ” Porch (entrance) (other fixtures) Table Lamps. Floor Lamps Boudoir Lamps Miscellaneous The lamps used should be rated at_ volts. Always keep several extra lamps on hand. It is unnecessary and inconvenient when a lamp goes out toreplace it by taking a lamp out of another fixture. There’s a right lamp for every fixture. oY BAT 1 i =e