Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/250W/110-120V/STRAIGHT/SCREW
DATE: 1908
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0829.001

MANUFACTURER: Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: TUNGSTEN FILAMENT/ GLASS BULB, BUTTON & STEM/ METAL (BRASS?) BASE/ COPPER LEADS/ PLATINUM LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ MOLYBDENUM WIRE SUPPORTS/ FIBER LEADS SEPARATOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 24.1 cm
Width: 12.0 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: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ CLEAR
Technical: EARLY TUNGSTEN FILAMENT LAMP
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED ONTO ALL BULBS IN GREY IS: 'WESTINGHOUSE MAZDA'/ STAMPED INTOBASE SKIRT OF LAMPS.1 &.2 IS: 'PATENTED NOV.8.1904 NOV.22,1904'/ LAMP.1 HAS SCRATCHED INTO BASE SKIRT & BULB: 'BS 1531'/ LAMPS.1 &.2 HAVE STAMPED INTO BASE ABOVE CONTACT RING: 'PAT. NOV. 8. 1904'/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM,.1: '250 96 13r',.2: '250 97',.3: '25 10'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB, BUTTON & STEM/ SKIRTED BRASS COLOURED BASE/ BLACK RING BELOW SKIRT/ VENT HOLE IN UNDERSIDE OF SKIRT/ BLACK CONTACT RING/ FILAMENT HAS SIX LOOPS & IS SUPPORTED AT TOP BY SIX & AT BOTTOM BY FIVE SUPPORTS/ FIBER LEADS SEPARATORS ARE GREY.1, BROWN.2 & WHITE.3, IN COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1908, Artifact no. 1992.0829, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0829.001/

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