Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/VACUUM/PEAR/T-H
DATE: 1890
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0498.001

MANUFACTURER: T-H Elec. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Lynn, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARBON FILAMENT/ CARBON PASTE FILAMENT CONNECTIONS/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL BASE, PROBABLY BRASS/ PLASTER BASING CEMENT/ PLATINUM LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ FIBERBOARD ON BASE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 14.6 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Lamp bulbs
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Thomson Houston
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Lynn

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ CLEAR
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED INTO BASE IS: 'MANF'D BY T-H. ELEC. CO. LYNN. MASS. U.S.A./ PATENTED JAN.7.1879. MAY.12.1885 PATENTS APPLIED FOR'/ HANDWRITTEN IN INK ON STEM IS: '[2]'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB & STEM/ BRASS COLOURED BASE, CENTER SCREW & CONNECTION RING/ RED FIBERBOARD ON UNDERSIDE OF BASE/ BASE HAS 2 RIBS JUST BELOW BULB
Decoration: N/A

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T-H Elec. Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1890, Artifact no. 1992.0498, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0498.001/

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