Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: CARBON/VACUUM/55V/STRAIGHT/SCREW
DATE: 1910–1915
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0537.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CARBON FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ CARBON PASTE FILAMENT CONNECTIONS/ PLATINUM LEADS/ PAPER STEM INSERT

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.2 cm
Width: 5.4 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: Westinghouse
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ SPECIAL/ SIGNAL
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PAPER STICKER ON BULB IS PARTIALLY COVERED IN GREEN PAINT & WORN, READS: 'WES[TINGHO]USE'/ HANDWRITTEN IN GREEN INK ON SAME BLACK & WHITE STICKERIS: '55V'/ PAPER STEM INSERT READS: 'THIS [?] GUARANT[?] TO [?]'/ ALL ABOVE INFO FOR LAMP.1/ LAMP.2 HAS A FRAYED CIRCULAR PAPER STICKER 0N THE BULB WITH INFO ON IT HANDWRITTEN IN INK WHICH READS: '55V [33]/?'
Missing: N/A
Finish: LAMP.1 GREEN GLASS BULB,.2 RED GLASS BULB/ BRASS COLOURED BASE & BASE BUTTON WITH BLACK CONTACT RING/ PAPER STICKERS ON BULBS
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse, Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1910–1915, Artifact no. 1992.0537, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0537.001/

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