Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/60W/110-120V/STRAIGHT/SCREW
DATE: 1925–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0851.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian General Electric Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: 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, BUTTON ROD & STEM/ BRASS BASES/ DUMET LEADS THROUGHOUT/ MOLYBDENUM WIRE SUPPORTS/ PAPER STEM INSERT/ BLUE LACQUER BULB COATING

Dimensions

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

Length: 12.9 cm
Width: 6.6 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: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ .1 GENERAL; CLEAR; .2 SPECIAL; DECORATIVE
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ALL INFO IS FOR BOTH LAMPS UNLESS OTHERWISESTATED/ HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM IS: 'W0W'/ BLACK ON WHITE RECTANGULAR PAPER STEM INSERT READS: '1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919,1920, 1921'/ BLACK ON WHITE OVAL PAPER STICKER ON.1 BULB READS: 'CGE 60 W EDISON MAZDA 115V'
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 BULB IS CLEAR GLASS/.2 HAS A BLUE FINISH WHICH IS WORN, CHIPPED & FADED/ BRASS BASES/ BLACK CONTACT RINGS/ FILAMENT CONSISTS OF SIX LOOPS WITH SIX SUPPORTS AT TOP & FIVE AT BOTTOM/ LAMP.1 HAS A RED BORDERED RECTANGULAR PAPER STICKER ON BULB/ BOTH LAMPS HAVE AN OVAL PAPER STICKER ON BULB,.1 IS BLACK ON WHITE,.2 HAS BEEN PAINTED BLUE
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian General Electric Co., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1925–1930, Artifact no. 1992.0851, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0851.001/

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