Lamp bulb, incandescent

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OBJECT TYPE: TUNGSTEN/VACUUM/55V/STRAIGHT/SCREW
DATE: 1910
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0956.001

MANUFACTURER: SHELBY LAMP CO.
MODEL: MAZDA
LOCATION: Ohio, United States of America

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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, BUTTON ROD & STEM/ BRASS BASE/ PLATINUM LEADS THROUGH SEAL/ FIBER LEADS SEPARATOR/ PAPER STEM INSERT

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.3 cm
Width: 5.5 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: SHELBY
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: LIGHTING/ GENERAL/ CLEAR
Technical: EARLY EXAMPLE OF AN EXTRUDED TUNGSTEN FILAMENT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK ON STEM IS: '514 288'/ CRUMPLED PAPER STEM INSERT IS ILLEGIBLE/ OVAL PAPER STICKER ON BULB HAS PRINTED ON IT: 'SHELBY MAZDAVOLTS', IN ORANGE & HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK IS: '55V'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR GLASS BULB, BUTTON ROD & STEM/ BRASS COLOURED BASE/BLACK CONTACT RING/ GREY/BROWN LEADS SEPARATOR/ BLACK ON YELLOW CRUMPLED PAPER STEM INSERT/ THREE HAIRPIN FILAMENTS ARE CONNECTED IN SERIES ABOVE SEAL/ OVAL ORANGE ON WHITE PAPER STICKER
Decoration: N/A

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SHELBY LAMP CO., Lamp bulb, incandescent, circa 1910, Artifact no. 1992.0956, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0956.001/

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