Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/40W/120V/TUBE/SCREW
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0775.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUNGSTEN FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL BASES,.1 MAYBE BRASS,.2 ALUMINUM/ DUMET LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ EXTENDED NICKEL LEAD

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.6 cm
Width: 3.2 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: General Electric
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

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

Details

Markings: LAMP.1 HAS STAMPED ONTO TOP OF BULB IN GREY: '40 WATT GE 120 [VOLT]'/ LAMP.2 HAS STAMPEDONTO TOP OF BULB IN GREY/BROWN LETTERS: '40W GE 120V', ON EITHER SIDE OF GE IS A STAR
Missing: N/A
Finish: BOTH BULBS TUBULAR IN SHAPE & FROSTED/ FILAMENT IS 75mm LONG & IS SUPPORTED BY TWO WIRES SET IN GLASS BEADS 25mm APART ON AN EXTENDED LEAD/ U SHAPED PIN AT END OF LEAD CENTERS FILAMENT/ LAMP.1 HAS BRASS COLOURED BASE & BASE BUTTON & BLACK CONTACT RING/ LAMP.2 HAS SILVER COLOURED BASE WITH A BRASS COLOURED BASE BUTTON & BLACK CONTACT RING
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1946, Artifact no. 1992.0775, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0775.001/

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