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OBJECT TYPE: cardboard/lamp
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2949.017

MANUFACTURER: General Electric
MODEL: 9
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 17
Total Parts: 38
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: 101.5 cm
Width: 2.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: 2.5 cm
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Lighting Technology
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: General Electric
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Protector for fluorescent lamp bulb.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Blue lettering reads '9/ General Electric fluorescent lamps should be used with auxiliary equipment specially designed to produce proper electrical values conforming to established specifications./ FOR TOTAL LOAD, ADD AUXILIARY WATTS TO LAMP WATTS/ No licenses are granted by the sale of this lamp under any patents owned by the General Electric Company or under which It is licensed or has the right to grant licenses, relating to this lamp or auxiliary equipment therefor (sic), except such patents as cover the lamp itself, and then only to the extent of the rights of the purchaser as owner thereof./ The lamp contained herein is manufactured by the General Electric Company. The trademarks appearing hereon and on the lamp contained herein are property of General Electric Company. Made in U.S.A.'
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: White exterior, natural interior
Decoration: N/A

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General Electric, Box, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1992.2949, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2949.017/

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