Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/40W/115V/TUBE/SCREW
DATE: 1946
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0778.001

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: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUNGSTEN FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ NICKEL LEADS/ DUMET LEADS THROUGH SEALS/ MOLYBDENUM WIRE FILAMENT SUPPORTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 13.7 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: WORN & FADED STAMP ON TOP OF BULB STATES: '40 WATT GE [115] VOLT'/ IN RAISED CHARACTERS ON STEM IS: '77'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB & STEM/ FILAMENT MOUNTED IN STRAIGHT LINE & SUPPORTED BY TWO WIRES SET IN GLASS BEADS SET 25mm APART ON EXTENDED LEAD/ U SHAPED WIRE AT END OF BULB CENTERS FILAMENT/ BRASS COLOURED BASE & BASE BUTTON/ BLACK CONTACT RING/ STEM HAS VENT HOLES ON BOTH SIDES
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1946, Artifact no. 1992.0778, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0778.001/

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