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- OBJECT TYPE
- lamp bulb/cardboard
- DATE
- 1904–1915
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1992.2897.008
- MANUFACTURER
- General Electric Co.
- MODEL
- Edison Mazda
- LOCATION
- Harrison, New Jersey, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 8
- Total Parts
- 9
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- cardboard
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 8.5 cm
- Width
- 8.4 cm
- Height
- 12.6 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Lighting Technology
- Category
- Miscellaneous
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- General Electric
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New Jersey
- City
- Harrison
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- circa 1910-1915+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A storage and display container for lamp bulbs,. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Yellow and white lettering on front reads 'His Only/ Rival/ EDISON MAZDA [logo]'/ Blue lettering on sides and back reads 'EDISON MAZDA/ Edison LAMP WORKS/ OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY', 'EDISON/ AZA/ GENERAL SALES OFFICE/ Edison LAMP WORKS/ OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY/ HARRISON, N.J./ 150 WATT/ CLEAR/ ROUND BULB/ 30 VOLTS/ THIS CARTON CONTAINS ONE LAMP' and 'THE CONTAINED LAMP/ IS MADE UNDER ONE OR/ MORE OF THE FOLLOWING/ LETTERS PATENT OF THE/ UNITED STATES. [see Patents for list of patent dates] THE TRADE MARKS/ APPEARING HEREON AND/ ON THE LAMP CONTAINED/ HEREIN ARE THE PROPERTY/ OF THE GENERAL ELECTRIC/ COMPANY.'/ Blue lettering on top and bottom reads 'The lamp contained herein/ is manufactured by the/ EDISON LAMP WORKS/ of GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, which sells its MAZDA, GEM and/ tantalum lamps exclusively/ through its own Branches/ and Agents, direct to the/ Consumer except when/ such lamps are sold to/ Central Lighting/ Stations' and 'EDISON/ MAZDA/ THE GUARANTEE/ OF EXCELLENCE/ IN INCANDESCENT/ LAMPS'
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- White or buff and blue exterior/ natural interior
- Decoration
- Yellow striping on edges/ Blue and yellow Edison Mazda Lamp logos/ GE logos
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General Electric Co., Box, between 1904–1915, Artifact no. 1992.2897, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2897.008/
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